Dissertation
Dissertation (n.) 1610s, “discussion, debate” (a sense now obsolete), from late latin dissertationem (nominative dissertatio) “discourse,” noun of action from past-participle stem of latin dissertare “debate, argue, examine, dissertation harangue,” frequentative of disserere “discuss, examine,” from dis-“apart” (see dis-) serere “to join dissertation together, put in a row, arrange (words),” from pie …. …. candidate… Read More »