Where does “polydispersé” come from?
polydispersé (French) comes from French dispersé, 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.
polydispersé (French): polydisperse
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Ancestry of “polydispersé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dispersé | past participle of disperser |
| 2 | French | disperser | to scatter; to disperse |
| 3 | Latin | dispersus | scattered (about), dispersed |
| 4 | Latin | dispergo | I scatter or disperse |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |