Where does “disposition” come from?
Disposition comes from Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Old French disposition, from Latin dispositio, the noun form of dispono meaning to arrange or set in order.
disposition (English): The arrangement or placement of certain things;...
Definitions
- The arrangement or placement of certain things;...
Ancestry of “disposition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | disposicioun | The nature or state of something; Preparing or... |
| 2 | Middle French | disposition | — |
| 3 | Old French | disposition | arrangement; layout |
| 4 | Latin | dispositiō | a regular disposition, arrangement; management, direction |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |