Where does “differ” come from?
Differ comes from Middle English differren, from Old French differer, from Latin differo, composed of the prefix dis- and the root bʰer-, meaning to carry or bear.
differ (English): Not to have the same traits or characteristics;...
Definitions
- Not to have the same traits or characteristics;...
Ancestry of “differ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | differren | To postpone or defer; to do later than was... |
| 2 | Middle French | déférer | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēferō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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