Etymology

dispositive

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Today it means: Intending to, resulting in, or capable of disposition (disposing, disposing of, or settling a matter). Full definition →

Middle French dispositif ← Latin dispositus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromdispositus
  2. Middle French · derived fromdispositif
  3. English todaydispositive

From Middle French dispositif and its source, Latin dispositus. Compare Piedmontese dispositiv.

Words from the same roots

Latindispositus all →

disposit

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.