Etymology of the English word malfunction
the English word
malfunctionderived from 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)
using the English prefix
mal-derived from the Old French prefix
mal-derived from the Latin word
malus (apple tree; bad, evil, wicked; mast; beam; tall pole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mel-Usage
Word found in Modern English
