English word dissertation comes from Latin serere, Latin dissero, Latin dis-, Latin sero, Latin dissertare, and later Latin dissertatio ((spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| serere | Latin (lat) | |
| dissero | Latin (lat) | I examine, argue, discuss, treat I plant. I scatter or sow seed. |
| dis- | Latin (lat) | Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly. |
| sero | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I found, establish; scatter, spread, disseminate; propagate; excite; cause, produce.. (of persons) I beget, bring forth, produce.. I sow, plant. I fasten (with a bolt), bar, bolt. At a late hour, late, tardily.. Too late. (figuratively) I join, interweave, connect; combine, compose, contrive.. I join or bind together; plait, interweave, interlace, entwine. |
| dissertare | Latin (lat) | |
| disserere | Latin (lat) | |
| dissertus | Latin (lat) | |
| dissertatio | Latin (lat) | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition. |
| dissertation | English (en) | A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree; a thesis.. A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon. |
