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Where does “redisposition” come from?

redisposition (English) comes from English disposition, from Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Old French disposition, from Latin dispositiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

redisposition (English): readjustment; the act of redisposing

Definitions

  1. readjustment; the act of redisposing

Ancestry of “redisposition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdispositionThe arrangement or placement of certain things;...
2Middle EnglishdisposiciounThe nature or state of something; Preparing or...
3Middle Frenchdisposition—
4Old Frenchdispositionarrangement; layout
5Latindispositiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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