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Where does “funzione” come from?

funzione (Italian) comes from Latin functiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

funzione (Italian): function; office, position; service

Definitions

  1. function; office, position; service

Ancestry of “funzione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfunctiō—
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “funzione”

  • autofunzione
  • iperfunzione
  • multifunzione
  • microfunzione
  • macrofunzione
  • ipofunzione
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