Where does “рассеяние” come from?

рассеяние (Russian) comes from Russian рассе́ять, from Russian рас-, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.

рассеяние (Russian): dispersion

Definitions

  1. dispersion

Ancestry of “рассеяние”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрассе́ятьto dissipate, to disseminate, to scatter, to diffuse, to disperse
2Russianрас-Alternative form of раз-
3Russianраз-asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action
4Old East Slavicроз-—
5Proto-Slavicorz-dis-
Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Russian раз- →Every word from Russian рас- →