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Where does “funzionante” come from?

funzionante (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.

funzionante (Italian): present participle of funzionare; functioning

Definitions

  1. present participle of funzionare; functioning

Ancestry of “funzionante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfunzionareto work, to function
2Frenchfonctionnerto function, to work
3Frenchfonctionfunction; role
4Middle Frenchfunctionfunction
5Latinfunctiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
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

Words derived from “funzionante”

  • iperfunzionante
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