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Where does “dissite” come from?

dissite (English) comes from Latin dissitus, from Latin disserō, from Latin disserens, from Latin dissero, from Latin sero, from Latin sera, from Latin serus, from Proto-Italic sēros — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

dissite (English): Lying apart

Definitions

  1. Lying apart

Ancestry of “dissite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindissitusscattered
2Latindisserō—
3Latindisserenssowing; discussing, arguing
4LatindisseroI scatter or sow seed; I plant; I examine, argue,...
5LatinseroI sow, plant; I beget, bring forth, produce; I...
6Latinseraa bar or bolt for fastening doors; nominative...
7Latinseruslate, too late; slow, tardy
8Proto-Italicsēros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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