functional

/ˈfʌŋkʃənəl/FUHNGK-shuh-nuhl

/ˈfʌŋkʃənəl/FUHNGK-shuh-nuhl

Meaningof function

Common meaning: working

Other meanings: practical

functto perform, carry outLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 794 · scan
ionnoun ending: act or result
aladjective ending: relating to

Journey through time

Latinfungor, fūnctus‘to perform, carry out’
Old Frenchfunctionsource
Englishfunction‘the purpose of a thing’
Englishformed in English from functionfunctional‘working’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from function + -al.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FUNCTION, p.223 · scan

Roots

fungor, fūnctus Latin “to perform, carry out”

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