Where does “dispositively” come from?
dispositively (English) comes from English dispositive, from Middle French dispositif, from Latin dispositus, from Latin dispono, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dispositively (English): In a dispositive manner; by natural or moral...
Definitions
- In a dispositive manner; by natural or moral...
Ancestry of “dispositively”, step by step
dispositively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dispositive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dispositive | Intending to or resulting in disposition;... |
| 2 | Middle French | dispositif | — |
| 3 | Latin | dispositus | Perfect passive participle of dispōnō; dispositus... |
| 4 | Latin | dispono | I dispose, distribute or arrange |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |