Where does “funktionäppäin” come from?
funktionäppäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish funktio, from Latin functiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
funktionäppäin (Finnish): function key
Definitions
- function key
Ancestry of “funktionäppäin”, step by step
funktionäppäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish funktio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | funktio | function |
| 2 | Latin | functiō | performance, execution (of a task) |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |