Where does “indisposed” come from?
Indisposed comes from Middle English in-, from Latin in- (not), from Latin in (in), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning not and to go.
indisposed (English): Mildly ill; Not disposed, predisposed, or...
Definitions
- Mildly ill; Not disposed, predisposed, or...
Ancestry of “indisposed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 2 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 3 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 4 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
Words derived from “indisposed”