Where does “disperseness” come from?
disperseness (English) comes from English disperse, from Middle English dispersioun, from Old French dispersion, from Latin dispertio, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
disperseness (English): Obsolete form of dispersedness
Definitions
- Obsolete form of dispersedness
Ancestry of “disperseness”, step by step
disperseness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disperse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disperse | To scatter in different directions; To break up... |
| 2 | Middle English | dispersioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | dispersion | — |
| 4 | Latin | dispertio | I divide; I distribute; I assign |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |