Where does “refonctionner” come from?

refonctionner (French) comes from French fonctionner, from French fonction, from Middle French function, from Latin functiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

refonctionner (French): to function again, to start working again

Definitions

  1. to function again, to start working again

Ancestry of “refonctionner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfonctionnerto function, to work
2Frenchfonctionfunction; role
3Middle Frenchfunctionfunction what something's intended use is
4Latinfunctiōperformance, execution (of a task)
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-