polyfunctionality

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰunégti

Proto-Italic *fungōr

Latin fungor

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin fūnctiō

Old French fonction

Middle French functionbor.

English function

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English functional

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder.

Latin -itās

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English functionality

English polyfunctionality

From poly- + functionality.

Noun

polyfunctionality (countable and uncountable, plural polyfunctionalities)

1. (uncountable) The state of being polyfunctional.
2. (countable) A measure of the degree to which a compound is polyfunctional.