Etymology

dissemination

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Today it means: The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc. Full definition →

Latin dissēminātiō ← Proto-Italic *sēmn̥ ← Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*séh₁mn̥
  8. Proto-Italic*sēmn̥
  9. Latinsēmen
  10. Latinsēminō
  11. Latindissēminō
  12. Latindissēminātiō
  13. English todaydissemination

From Latin dissēminātiō, from dissēmināre [from dis- (“in all directions”) + sēmināre (“to plant or propagate”) (itself from sēmen (“seed”))] + -tiō. By surface analysis, disseminate + -tion.

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