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Where does “dissertative” come from?

dissertative (English) comes from English dissertate, from Latin dissertatus, from Latin disserto, from Latin dissero, from Latin sero, from Latin sera, from Latin serus, from Proto-Italic sēros — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

dissertative (English): Of or relating to a dissertation

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a dissertation

Ancestry of “dissertative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdissertateTo make a dissertation; to discourse; To write...
2Latindissertatus—
3LatindissertoI discuss, argue, dispute; dative masculine...
4LatindisseroI scatter or sow seed; I plant; I examine, argue,...
5LatinseroI sow, plant; I beget, bring forth, produce; I...
6Latinseraa bar or bolt for fastening doors; nominative...
7Latinseruslate, too late; slow, tardy
8Proto-Italicsēros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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