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Where does “dissipateth” come from?

dissipateth (English) comes from English dissipate, from French dissiper, from Italian dissipare, from Spanish disipar, from Latin dissipo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dissipateth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

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  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “dissipateth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdissipateTo drive away, disperse; To use up or waste;...
2Frenchdissiperto dissipate; to squander; To distract from...
3Italiandissipareto disperse; to dispel; to waste, squander
4Spanishdisiparto dissipate
5LatindissipoI scatter, disperse, dissipate or squander
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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