disposto Italian · revision 38902

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1268, Andrea da Grosseto|origins=la pōnō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /disˈpos.to/, /disˈpɔs.to/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''disposto''' (feminine disposta, masculine plural disposti, feminine plural disposte, superlative dispostissimo)^(Wiktionary)

+ Old Italian forms include [[m|roa-oit|desposto]], [[m|roa-oit|despuosto]] and [[m|roa-oit|disposito]].^(TLIO)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the past participle of [[disporre]], used as an adjective and a noun.^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Wiktionary) DEI and Devoto connect it with [[la|dispositus]], the participle of [[m|la|dispōnō|t=to place here and there, to arrange]], and Tommaseo cites a Latin form [[m|la|dispostus]] beside it.^(DEI|1350)^(Devoto 1968|147)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861) The Latin verb is formed from [[m|la|pōnō|t=to put]] with [[m|la|dis-|t=apart]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010) Wiktionary compares [[pms|dispòst]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ French [[m|fr|dispos|t=fit, in good shape]] (1465) was taken from the Italian adjective, crossed with [[m|fr|disposer]].^(DEI|1350)^(DIFIT)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The TLIO's first record is in Andrea da Grosseto, 1268, in Tuscan.^(TLIO) Its first sense is “arranged in order for a purpose”;^(TLIO)^(DELI 1999) DELI dates the sense “placed in a given order” to Dante's ''Convivio'' (1304–1308) and the sense “arranged with an aim” to Bono Giamboni (before 1292).^(TLIO)^(DELI 1999) Dante speaks of the parts of the body being “indebitamente disposte” (badly arranged) in the deaf and dumb.^(GDLI)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Old Italian already used the word of people “disposed” for something: fit for a task, ready and inclined to act, well-meaning towards someone, or firmly resolved.^(TLIO) DELI dates the sense “inclined” to Giordano da Pisa (1303–1306).^(DELI 1999) In Aristotelian philosophy ''disposto'' meant “ready to receive a form”, and in legal use “fixed by authority”.^(TLIO) In the ''Purgatorio'' Matilda asks Dante to come closer, “tanto che, s'io parlo teco, / ad ascoltarmi tu sie ben disposto” (so that, if I speak to you, you are well placed to hear me).^(GDLI)

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+ The noun, “what an act lays down”, is recorded from 1635.^(DELI 1999) In law the ''combinato disposto'' is the rule that results from applying two or more provisions together.^(Zingarelli 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1268 – Andrea da Grosseto uses ''disposto''.^(TLIO)

+ * Before 1292 – Bono Giamboni uses it for “arranged with an aim”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1303–1306 – Giordano da Pisa uses it for “inclined”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1304–1308 – Dante uses it for “placed in order”.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1465 – French ''dispos'' is recorded, from Italian.^(DIFIT)

+ * 1635 – The noun ''disposto'' “content of an order” is recorded.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # [[m|en|arranged|alt=Arranged]], placed in a certain order or way: ''sedie disposte in cerchio''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # [[m|en|willing|alt=Willing]], ready, inclined (with ''a''): ''Sono disposto ad aspettare.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # Minded in a certain way towards someone: ''ben disposto'', ''mal disposto''.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # Laid down, ordered, prescribed: ''quanto disposto dal contratto''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(law)'' What a rule or [[m|en|provision]] lays down: ''secondo il disposto del codice''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[dispostezza]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[disporre]]

+ * [[disposizione]]

+ * [[posto]]

+ * [[la|dispono]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Ben disposto'' and ''mal disposto'' are also written as one word, ''bendisposto'', ''maldisposto''.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}