Where does “dispersioun” come from?

dispersioun (Middle English) comes from Old French dispersion, from Latin dispertio, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “dispersioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdispersion
2LatindispertioI divide; I distribute; I assign
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dispersioun

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx