Where does “subfunctionalisation” come from?
subfunctionalisation (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 “subfunctionalisation”, step by step
subfunctionalisation 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 sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |