Where does “微分” come from?
微分 (Chinese) comes from English differential, from Latin differentialis, from Latin differentia, from Latin differēns, from Latin differre, from Latin differo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
微分 (Chinese): differential calculus; differentiation;...
Definitions
- differential calculus; differentiation;...
Ancestry of “微分”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | differential | of, or relating to a difference; dependent on, or... |
| 2 | Latin | differentialis | differential |
| 3 | Latin | differentia | difference; diversity; nominative neuter plural... |
| 4 | Latin | differēns | spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating |
| 5 | Latin | differre | present active infinitive of differō |
| 6 | Latin | differo | I carry different ways, spread, scatter,... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |