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English word function comes from Latin fungor (perform), and later Latin functio (performance, execution (of a task), and later - function)
fungor (Latin)
I peform (something), finish (something), complete (something), end (something). I perform, execute, administer, discharge, observe.
functus (Latin)
functio (Latin)
Performance, execution (of a task). (Mathematics) function.
fonction (Old French)
function (Middle French)
Function (what something's intended use is).
function (English)
(anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.. (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.. (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.. (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.. (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one output [...]