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Where does “disseminar” come from?

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

disseminar (Portuguese): to disseminate; to sow; to promulgate

Definitions

  1. to disseminate; to sow; to promulgate

Ancestry of “disseminar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “disseminar”

  • disseminação
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