Where does “trifunctionalism” come from?
trifunctionalism (English) comes from English trifunctional, from English functional, from French fonctionnel, from French fonction, from Middle French function, from Latin functiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
trifunctionalism (English): The stratification of society into three areas: warfare, that which is sacred or sovereign, and agriculture and fertility
Definitions
- The stratification of society into three areas: warfare, that which is sacred or sovereign, and agriculture and fertility
Ancestry of “trifunctionalism”, step by step
trifunctionalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trifunctional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trifunctional | Having three functions; Having three functional... |
| 2 | English | functional | In good working order; Useful; serving a purpose,... |
| 3 | French | fonctionnel | functional; Of or relating to bodily functions |
| 4 | French | fonction | function; role |
| 5 | Middle French | function | function what something's intended use is |
| 6 | Latin | functiō | performance, execution (of a task) |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |