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by VSPrasad on February 29th, 2008
Dispose:
c.1340, from O.Fr. disposer (infl. by poser "to place"), from O.Fr. despondre, from L. disponere "put in order, arrange," from dis- "apart" + ponere "to put, place" (see position). Disposition "temperament" is 1387, from astrological use of the word for "position of a planet as a determining influence." Disposable in the modern sense is first recorded 1943, originally of diapers, soon of everything; replaced throw-away (1928). First recorded use of disposable income is from 1948.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dispose
14th century. < French disposer, alteration (after poser "to place") of Latin disponere "set out" < ponere "to place"
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861605332
Disposable:
Origin: 1645–55; dispose + -able
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=disposable&r=66
by Nick on February 29th, 2008
Webster's says the "pose" part of dispose goes back to the French poser - put down, rest, which is a fusion of the Latin pausare lie down and to pos, stem of ponere, lay down, put
by katespana on February 29th, 2008
Dispose is similar to disperse and both are Latin based words. Probably the meaning is similar, therefore 'posable' relates to the breakdown of the material is question.
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