Where does “disposicioun” come from?

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

disposicioun (Middle English): The nature or state of something; Preparing or...

Definitions

  1. The nature or state of something; Preparing or...

Ancestry of “disposicioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdisposition
2Old Frenchdispositionarrangement; layout
3Latindispositiōa regular disposition, arrangement; management, direction
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “disposicioun

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-