Where does “differential” come from?

differential (English) comes from Latin differentialis, from Latin differentia, from Latin differēns, from Latin differre, from Latin differo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

differential (English): of, or relating to a difference; dependent on, or...

Definitions

  1. of, or relating to a difference; dependent on, or...

Ancestry of “differential”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindifferentialisdifferential
2Latindifferentiadifference; diversity; nominative neuter plural...
3Latindifferēnsspreading, scattering, dispersing, separating
4Latindifferrepresent active infinitive of differō
5LatindifferoI carry different ways, spread, scatter,...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “differential

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ