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ṭhapito

ṭhapita

masc nom sg of ṭhapita (pp)

1. placed (in); put down (on); lit. caused to stand
2. left; remained; lit. caused to stand
3. set aside; put aside; lit. caused to stand
4. set down; written down; put in place; lit. caused to stand
5. appointed; designated; established (by); lit. caused to stand
6. cancelled; revoked; suspended; lit. caused to stand

Built from

• ṭhā — root · stand
  The root denoting placement in a fixed position. Cognate with Sanskrit sthā, Greek stasis, English stand.
• p(e) — ending · causative infix
  The infix -p- marks the causative voice, turning the intransitive 'stand' into 'cause to stand, place'.
• ita — ending · past participle
  The suffix -ita forms the past participle, marking completed action and agreeing with the masculine nominative singular subject here.

Etymology. From √ṭhā (to stand), with causative suffix -eta > -ita. The root ṭhā is cognate with Sanskrit sthā and Indo-European *steh₂- (English stand, Greek stasis). The causative sense—to cause to stand—underlies all meanings: what is placed stands firm, what is appointed is set in position.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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