Where does “dispersamente” come from?
dispersamente (Italian) comes from Italian disperso, from Latin dispersus, from Latin dispergo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dispersamente (Italian): sparsely
Definitions
- sparsely
Ancestry of “dispersamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | disperso | scattered, dispersed; sparse; lost, missing |
| 2 | Latin | dispersus | scattered (about), dispersed |
| 3 | Latin | dispergo | I scatter or disperse |
| 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 |