Where does “symbolifunktio” come from?
symbolifunktio (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.
symbolifunktio (Finnish): symbolic function
Definitions
- symbolic function
Ancestry of “symbolifunktio”, step by step
symbolifunktio 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 |
via Finnish symboli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | symboli | A symbol |
| 2 | Latin | symbolus | Synonym of symbolum |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύμβολον | a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠμβάλλω | I throw together, dash together, compare,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |