Where does “trifunctionalize” come from?

trifunctionalize (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.

trifunctionalize (English): To make trifunctional

Definitions

  1. To make trifunctional

Ancestry of “trifunctionalize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrifunctionalHaving three functions; Having three functional...
2EnglishfunctionalIn good working order; Useful; serving a purpose,...
3Frenchfonctionnelfunctional; Of or relating to bodily functions
4Frenchfonctionfunction; role
5Middle Frenchfunctionfunction what something's intended use is
6Latinfunctiōperformance, execution (of a task)
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ