Where does “funkowy” come from?
funkowy (Polish) comes from Polish funk, from Polish funkcjonariusz, from German Funktionär, from French fonctionnaire, from French fonction, from Middle French function, from Latin functiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
funkowy (Polish): funk, funky
Definitions
- funk, funky
Ancestry of “funkowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | funk | funk |
| 2 | Polish | funkcjonariusz | official, officer, agent, functionary |
| 3 | German | Funktionär | functionary, official |
| 4 | French | fonctionnaire | civil servant, official |
| 5 | French | fonction | function; role |
| 6 | Middle French | function | function what something's intended use is |
| 7 | Latin | functiō | performance, execution (of a task) |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |