consternatio

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • confusion, dismay, alarm, disquietude, disturbance
  • tumult, disorder; sedition; mutiny

Etymology

Affix from Latin cōnsternō root from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (spread, extend, stretch out, scatter, strew, floar, spread out, bring down, be broad).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sterh₃-

Gloss

spread, extend, stretch out, scatter, strew, floar, spread out, bring down, be broad

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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