dissertation

/ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/dih-sur-TAY-shuhn

/ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/dih-sur-TAY-shuhn

Meaninga joining (of points) apart

Common meaning: a long piece of academic writing

disapart, away; not
sertto join, linkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1680 · scan
ationnoun ending: act or result

‘apart, away’ + ‘to join, link’ → dissertation

Journey through time

Latinserō, seruī, sertum‘to join, link’
Englishdissertation‘a long piece of academic writing’ · today

dis- also in: disarm discern discord disdain disgust

sert also in: exert assert desert insert assertive

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin serō ‘to join, link’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry serō, p. 1680 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry DESERT, p. 162 · dictionary scan

Roots

serō, seruī, sertum Latin “to join, link”

Related words

assert assertive desert exert insert

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