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Where does “indissipabile” come from?

indissipabile (Italian) comes from Italian dissipabile, 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.

indissipabile (Italian): That can not be dissipated; not dispersible, not...

Definitions

  1. That can not be dissipated; not dispersible, not...

Ancestry of “indissipabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandissipabiledispersible; able to be dispersed; dispellable;...
2Italiandissipareto disperse; to dispel; to waste, squander
3Spanishdisiparto dissipate
4LatindissipoI scatter, disperse, dissipate or squander
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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