Where does “dissipate” come from?
Dissipate derives from Latin dissipatus, past participle of dissipare, containing the prefix dis- from Proto-Indo-European dwís, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ meaning two.
dissipate (English): To drive away, disperse; To use up or waste;...
Definitions
- To drive away, disperse; To use up or waste;...
Ancestry of “dissipate”, step by step
dissipate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French dissiper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dissiper | to dissipate; to squander; To distract from... |
| 2 | Italian | dissipare | to disperse; to dispel; to waste, squander |
| 3 | Spanish | disipar | to dissipate |
| 4 | Latin | dissipo | I scatter, disperse, dissipate or squander |
| 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 Middle English dissipaten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dissipaten | to dissipate |
| 2 | Latin | dissipatus | scattered, dispersed, dissipated, squandered |