Where does “functionalization” come from?
Functionalization derives from English functional, which comes from English function, ultimately from Latin functio, the noun form of Latin fungor meaning "to perform or execute."
functionalization (English): The act of functionalizing
Definitions
- The act of functionalizing
Ancestry of “functionalization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ization | A suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process,... |
| 2 | English | -ation | An action or process; The result of an action or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -acioun | Forms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,... |
| 4 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 5 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “functionalization”
- functionalisation
- subfunctionalization
- neofunctionalization
- defunctionalization
- refunctionalization
- oxyfunctionalization
- polyfunctionalization
- cyclofunctionalization
- heterofunctionalization
- bifunctionalization
- pseudofunctionalization
- difunctionalization
- prefunctionalization
- monofunctionalization
- hyperfunctionalization
- multifunctionalization
- nonfunctionalization
- photofunctionalization
- postfunctionalization
- biofunctionalisation
- neofunctionalisation
- subfunctionalisation