Where does “disperso” come from?

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

disperso (Italian): scattered, dispersed; sparse; lost, missing

Definitions

scattered, dispersed; sparse; lost, missing

Ancestry of “disperso”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	dispersus	scattered (about), dispersed
2	Latin	dispergo	I scatter or disperse
3	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4	Latin	calceus	shoe
5	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
6	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “disperso”

aerodisperso
dispersamente
monodisperso

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →