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Where does “disseminare” come from?

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

disseminare (Italian): to scatter, spread, disseminate

Definitions

  1. to scatter, spread, disseminate

Ancestry of “disseminare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindissēminō—
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “disseminare”

  • disseminato
  • dissemino
  • disseminate
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