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Where does “bidifferential” come from?

bidifferential (English) 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.

bidifferential (English): Having two differential operators

Definitions

  1. Having two differential operators

Ancestry of “bidifferential”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdifferentialof, or relating to a difference; dependent on, or...
2Latindifferentialisdifferential
3Latindifferentiadifference; diversity; nominative neuter plural...
4Latindifferēns—
5Latindifferrepresent active infinitive of differō
6LatindifferoI carry different ways, spread, scatter,...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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