Where does “predispositional” come from?
predispositional (English) comes from English predisposition, from English disposition, from Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Old French disposition, from Latin dispositiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
predispositional (English): By, or relating to, predisposition
Definitions
- By, or relating to, predisposition
Ancestry of “predispositional”, step by step
predispositional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English predisposition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | predisposition | the state of being predisposed or susceptible to... |
| 2 | English | disposition | The arrangement or placement of certain things;... |
| 3 | Middle English | disposicioun | The nature or state of something; Preparing or... |
| 4 | Middle French | disposition | — |
| 5 | Old French | disposition | arrangement; layout |
| 6 | Latin | dispositiō | a regular disposition, arrangement; management, direction |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |