Where does “dissipatory” come from?
dissipatory (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.
dissipatory (English): That dissipates, or causes dissipation
Definitions
- That dissipates, or causes dissipation
Ancestry of “dissipatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dissipate | To drive away, disperse; To use up or waste;... |
| 2 | French | dissiper | to dissipate; to squander; To distract from... |
| 3 | Italian | dissipare | to disperse; to dispel; to waste, squander |
| 4 | Spanish | disipar | to dissipate |
| 5 | Latin | dissipo | I scatter, disperse, dissipate or squander |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |