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Where does “differentiëren” come from?

differentiëren (Dutch) comes from French différencier, from German differenzieren, from Italian differenziare, from Russian дифференци́ровать, from Spanish diferenciar, from Spanish diferencia, from Latin differentia, from Latin differēns — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

differentiëren (Dutch): to differentiate, to show a distinction; to...

Definitions

  1. to differentiate, to show a distinction; to...

Ancestry of “differentiëren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdifférencierto differentiate , distinguish
2Germandifferenzierento differentiate
3ItaliandifferenziareTo differentiate, to distinguish
4Russianдифференци́ровать—
5Spanishdiferenciarto differentiate
6Spanishdiferenciadifference
7Latindifferentiadifference; diversity; nominative neuter plural...
8Latindifferēns—
9Latindifferrepresent active infinitive of differō
10LatindifferoI carry different ways, spread, scatter,...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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