Etymology of the English word perfunctory
the English word
perfunctoryderived from the Late Latin word
perfunctoriusderived from the Latin word
perfunctusderived from the Latin word
perfungi (perform, discharge, have done with)
derived from the Latin word
fungi (perform, execute, discharge)
using the Late Latin prefix
per-derived from the Latin word
per (through)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perUsage
Word found in Modern English
