Etymology of the English word turbidimeter
the English word
turbidimeterderived from the English word
turbidderived from the Classical Latin word
turbidus (confused, disordered; impatient; wild, stormy; muddy)
derived from the Latin word
turbare (disturb, agitate, throw into confusion)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
turba (commotion, uproar, turmoil)
derived from the Greek word
turbeusing the English suffix
-meterderived from the Greek word
metron, μέτρον (measure; a measure ('metre'), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*me-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mē-Usage
Word found in Modern English