Where does “funzionamento” come from?

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

funzionamento (Italian): working, operation, functioning

Definitions

  1. working, operation, functioning

Ancestry of “funzionamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfunzionareto work, to function
2Frenchfonctionnerto function, to work
3Frenchfonctionfunction; role
4Middle Frenchfunctionfunction what something's intended use is
5Latinfunctiōperformance, execution (of a task)
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-