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Where does “polifunzionale” come from?

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

polifunzionale (Italian): polyfunctional

Definitions

  1. polyfunctional

Ancestry of “polifunzionale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfunzionalefunctional
2Italianfunzionefunction; office, position; service
3Latinfunctiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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