Where does “malfunctioner” come from?
malfunctioner (English) comes from English malfunction, 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.
malfunctioner (English): One who or that which malfunctions
Definitions
- One who or that which malfunctions
Ancestry of “malfunctioner”, step by step
malfunctioner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English malfunction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | malfunction | faulty functioning; failure to function; to... |
| 2 | English | function | What something does or is used for; A... |
| 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |