Where does “dispersé” come from?

dispersé (French) comes from French disperser, from Latin dispersus, from Latin dispergo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dispersé (French): past participle of disperser

Definitions

  1. past participle of disperser

Ancestry of “dispersé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdisperserto scatter; to disperse
2Latindispersusscattered (about), dispersed
3LatindispergoI scatter or disperse
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dispersé

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx