Where does “disseminate” come from?
disseminate (Italian) comes from Italian disseminato, from Italian disseminare, from Latin dissēminō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
disseminate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “disseminate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | disseminato | past participle of disseminare; scattered,... |
| 2 | Italian | disseminare | to scatter, spread, disseminate |
| 3 | Latin | dissēminō | to broadcast, disseminate |
| 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 |