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

  1. The act of disseminating, or the state of being...

Ancestry of “dissemination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindissēminātusbroadcast, disseminated
2Latindissēminōto broadcast, disseminate
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dissemination”

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