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DictionaryRoot: ponere
Latin

ponere

put, place

Forms

  • pon-
  • posit- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘placed.’

Origin

Disputed. Proposals connect it either with older elements meaning ‘away’ and ‘leave,’ or with an Indo-European root meaning ‘settle; dwell.’

Note

Some French forms arose from a verb meaning ‘rest’ or ‘pause’ but acquired meanings under this root’s influence.

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noun

disposition

The final handling of a matter or property.

The court determines the final disposition of the property.

Etymology
dispositionLatinarrange; settle

The Latin root concerns arrangement. A final disposition settles what is to happen to a matter or property, putting its outstanding business into an established order.

More examples

  • She reviewed the disposition of each case.
  • Several dispositions were recorded.
  • The agreement governed the assets' disposition.

Forms

disposition · dispositions

Similar words

resolution
Emphasizes settling a problem rather than distributing property.
disposal
The act of dealing with or transferring something.