Davenport etymology

English

English word davenport comes from Latin fungor

Etymology of davenport

Detailed word origin of davenport

Dictionary entry Language Definition
fungor Latin (lat) I finish (something), complete (something), end (something). I perform, execute, administer, discharge, observe.
defungi Latin (lat)
defunctus Latin (lat)
defunct English (en) The dead person (referred to). (business) No longer in business or service.. (computing) Specifically, of a program: that has terminated but is still shown in the list of processes because the parent process that created it is still running and has not yet reaped it. See also zombie, zombie process.. (linguistics) (of a language) No longer spoken.. (now, _, rare) Deceased, dead.. No longer [...]
davenport English (en) A large sofa, especially a formal one.. A writing desk.

Words with the same origin as davenport

Descendants of fungor

dysfunctional function