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Where does “dissipabile” come from?

dissipabile (Italian) comes from Italian dissipare, from Spanish disipar, from Latin dissipo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dissipabile (Italian): dispersible; able to be dispersed; dispellable;...

Definitions

  1. dispersible; able to be dispersed; dispellable;...

Ancestry of “dissipabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandissipareto disperse; to dispel; to waste, squander
2Spanishdisiparto dissipate
3LatindissipoI scatter, disperse, dissipate or squander
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dissipabile”

  • indissipabile
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