Where does “dissemination” come from?
Dissemination comes from Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare, combining dis- and semen meaning seed, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- and dwóh₁.
dissemination (English): The act of disseminating, or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of disseminating, or the state of being...
Ancestry of “dissemination”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dissēminātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | dissēminō | — |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “dissemination”