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Where does “dissipar” come from?

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

dissipar (Portuguese): to dissipate, dispel, disperse

Definitions

  1. to dissipate, dispel, disperse

Ancestry of “dissipar”, step by step

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