disposals

noun

a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage

the act or means of getting rid of something

a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

the power to use something or someone

Roots

disdis- · Latin · apart, away pono-pos · Latin · put, place

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Where does disposals come from?

The word disposals breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, away”); and -pos, from Latin pono (“put, place”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.