Etymology

functionalism

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Today it means: A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction. Full definition →

English functional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French function
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰewg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰunégti
  3. Proto-Italic*fungōr
  4. Latinfungor
  5. Latinfūnctiō
  6. Old Frenchfonction
  7. Middle Frenchfunction
  8. Englishfunction
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishfunctional
  12. English todayfunctionalism

From functional + -ism.

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