Where does “monodisperso” come from?

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

monodisperso (Italian): monodisperse

Definitions

  1. monodisperse

Ancestry of “monodisperso”, step by step

monodisperso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian disperso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandispersoscattered, dispersed; sparse; lost, missing
2Latindispersusscattered (about), dispersed
3LatindispergoI scatter or disperse
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Spanish disperso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdispersodispersed, spread out; missing in action
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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