Where does “bifunctionality” come from?
bifunctionality (English) comes from English functionality, from English functional, from French fonctionnel, from French fonction, from Middle French function, from Latin functiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
bifunctionality (English): The condition of being bifunctional
Definitions
- The condition of being bifunctional
Ancestry of “bifunctionality”, step by step
bifunctionality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English functionality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | functionality | The ability to perform a task or function; that... |
| 2 | English | functional | In good working order; Useful; serving a purpose,... |
| 3 | French | fonctionnel | functional; Of or relating to bodily functions |
| 4 | French | fonction | function; role |
| 5 | Middle French | function | function what something's intended use is |
| 6 | Latin | functiō | performance, execution (of a task) |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English bi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bi | Bisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk... |
| 2 | English | biceps | Any muscle having two heads; Specifically, the... |
| 3 | Latin | biceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |