Where does “functionaris” come from?

functionaris (Dutch) comes from French fonctionnaire, from French fonction, from Middle French function, from Latin functiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

functionaris (Dutch): a functionary, an official

Definitions

  1. a functionary, an official

Ancestry of “functionaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfonctionnairecivil servant, official
2Frenchfonctionfunction; role
3Middle Frenchfunctionfunction what something's intended use is
4Latinfunctiōperformance, execution (of a task)
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “functionaris

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-