Where does “heterobifunctionality” come from?
heterobifunctionality (English) comes from English bifunctionality, from English functionality, from English functional, from French fonctionnel, from French fonction, from Middle French function, from Latin functiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
heterobifunctionality (English): The condition of being heterobifunctional
Definitions
- The condition of being heterobifunctional
Ancestry of “heterobifunctionality”, step by step
heterobifunctionality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bifunctionality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bifunctionality | The condition of being bifunctional |
| 2 | English | functionality | The ability to perform a task or function; that... |
| 3 | English | functional | In good working order; Useful; serving a purpose,... |
| 4 | French | fonctionnel | functional; Of or relating to bodily functions |
| 5 | French | fonction | function; role |
| 6 | Middle French | function | function what something's intended use is |
| 7 | Latin | functiō | performance, execution (of a task) |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English hetero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 2 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 3 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 4 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 5 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 6 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |