Where does “indissipable” come from?
indissipable (English) comes from English dissipable, from Latin dissipābilis, from Latin dissipāre, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
indissipable (English): Incapable of being dissipated
Definitions
- Incapable of being dissipated
Ancestry of “indissipable”, step by step
indissipable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dissipable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dissipable | Capable of being dissipated or dispersed |
| 2 | Latin | dissipābilis | — |
| 3 | Latin | dissipāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |