Where does “dissiper” come from?
dissiper (French) comes from Italian dissipare, from Spanish disipar, from Latin dissipo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dissiper (French): to dissipate; to squander; To distract from...
Definitions
- to dissipate; to squander; To distract from...
Ancestry of “dissiper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | dissipare | to disperse; to dispel; to waste, squander |
| 2 | Spanish | disipar | to dissipate |
| 3 | Latin | dissipo | I scatter, disperse, dissipate or squander |
| 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 |
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