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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

  1. To drive away, disperse; To use up or waste;...

Ancestry of “dissipate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdissiperto dissipate; to squander; To distract from...
2Italiandissipareto disperse; to dispel; to waste, squander
3Spanishdisiparto dissipate
4LatindissipoI scatter, disperse, dissipate or squander
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dissipate”

  • dissipator
  • dissipater
  • dissipatory
  • dissipateth
  • dissipatest
  • disipar
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