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Where does “dissipation” come from?

Dissipation comes from Middle French dissipation, derived from Latin dissipatio, meaning a scattering or dispersal.

dissipation (English): The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of...

Definitions

  1. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of...

Ancestry of “dissipation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdissipation—
2Latindissipatioscattering, dispersal; destruction, annihilation
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dissipation”

  • dissipationless
  • dissipational
  • power dissipation
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