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Where does “dispergere” come from?

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

dispergere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “dispergere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dispergere”

  • dispersal
  • disperse
  • dispersing
  • dispersive
  • monodisperse
  • polydispersity
  • dispersant
  • dispersivity
  • polydisperse
  • disperser
  • nondispersive
  • dispersity
  • monodispersity
  • dispersoid
  • dispersiveness
  • disperseth
  • dispersively
  • redisperse
  • heterodisperse
  • bidisperse
  • dispersalist
  • dispersable
  • monodispersive
  • polydispersive
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