Where does “funcionar” come from?

funcionar (Spanish) comes from Spanish función, from Latin functiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

funcionar (Spanish): to work, function

Definitions

  1. to work, function

Ancestry of “funcionar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfunciónfunction; showing; a function; a subroutine,...
2Latinfunctiōperformance, execution (of a task)
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “funcionar

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-