Etymology

disposal

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Today it means: A disposition; an arrangement, categorization, or classification of things. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English dispose ← French disposer
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The story

  1. Frenchdisposer
  2. Englishdispose
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. English todaydisposal

From dispose + -al.

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