Where does “functional” come from?
Functional comes from English function, from Latin functio (a performance or execution of duty), derived from the past participle functus of Latin fungor (to perform or execute).
functional (English): In good working order; Useful; serving a purpose,...
Definitions
- In good working order; Useful; serving a purpose,...
Ancestry of “functional”, step by step
functional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French fonctionnel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fonctionnel | functional; Of or relating to bodily functions |
| 2 | French | fonction | function; role |
| 3 | Middle French | function | function what something's intended use is |
| 4 | Latin | functiō | performance, execution (of a task) |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English function
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | function | What something does or is used for; A... |
Words derived from “functional”
- functionality
- functionally
- functionalist
- functionalism
- multifunctional
- nonfunctional
- functionalization
- bifunctional
- multifunctionality
- monofunctional
- functionalize
- neofunctionalism
- trifunctional
- functionalisation
- functionalistic
- neofunctionalist
- afunctional
- parafunctional
- difunctional
- hyperfunctional
- neurofunctional
- biofunctional
- subfunctionalization
- polyfunctionality