Etymology of the English word function
the English word
functionderived from the Latin word
functio (execution, performance, carrying out; function)
derived from the Latin word
functusderived from the Latin word
fungi (perform, execute, discharge)
Date
The earliest known usage of function in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
cofunction,
dysfunction,
functionable,
functional,
functor,
hyperfunction,
hypofunction,
malfunction,
misfunctionCognates
Dutch
functie, French
fonction, French
function, German
Funktion, Latin
functio, Lithuanian
funkcija, Norwegian
funksjon, Polish
funkcja, Russian
фyнкция, Spanish
función, Swedish
funktionUsage
Word found in Modern English
