English

afunction

From a- + function.

Formed from a- + function

Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’

Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’

Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’

English a-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- ‘to enjoy’

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Latin fungor ‘to perform’

Latin fūnctiō ‘performance’

Old French fonction

Middle French function

Today it means

noun Lack of function; failure to work properly.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / afunction