Where does “Zielfunktion” come from?

Zielfunktion (German) comes from German Funktion, 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.

Zielfunktion (German): objective function

Definitions

  1. objective function

Ancestry of “Zielfunktion”, step by step

Zielfunktion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Funktion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFunktionrole; feature; subroutine
2Latinfunctiōperformance, execution (of a task)
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German ziel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzielsingular imperative of zielen
2Middle High Germanzil
3Old High Germanzil
4Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
5Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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