Where does “neofunctionalisation” come from?
neofunctionalisation (English) comes from English functionalisation, from English functionalization, from English -ization, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “neofunctionalisation”, step by step
neofunctionalisation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English functionalisation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | functionalisation | Alternative spelling of functionalization |
| 2 | English | functionalization | The act of functionalizing |
| 3 | English | -ization | A suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process,... |
| 4 | English | -ation | An action or process; The result of an action or... |
| 5 | Middle English | -acioun | Forms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,... |
| 6 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 7 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 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 Neo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Neo | An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets |
| 2 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 4 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 5 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 7 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 9 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |