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Where does “endobifunctor” come from?

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

endobifunctor (English): A bifunctor between a bicategory and itself

Definitions

  1. A bifunctor between a bicategory and itself

Ancestry of “endobifunctor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbifunctorA functor between bicategories
2EnglishfunctorA function word; A function object; A category...
3EnglishfunctionWhat something does or is used for; A...
4Middle Frenchfunctionfunction
5Latinfunctiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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