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Where does “bifunctor” come from?

bifunctor (English) comes from English functor, from English function, from Middle French function, from Latin functiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bifunctor (English): A functor between bicategories

Definitions

  1. A functor between bicategories

Ancestry of “bifunctor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfunctorA function word; A function object; A category...
2EnglishfunctionWhat something does or is used for; A...
3Middle Frenchfunctionfunction
4Latinfunctiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
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 “bifunctor”

  • endobifunctor
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