Where does “funktionieren” come from?
funktionieren (German) 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.
funktionieren (German): to work, function
Ancestry of “funktionieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fonctionner | to function, to work |
| 2 | French | fonction | function; role |
| 3 | Middle French | function | function |
| 4 | Latin | functiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “funktionieren”