Where does “differentially” come from?
Differentially derives from English differential plus the Middle English adverbial suffix -ly, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, originally meaning "body" or "form," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
differentially (English): In a differential manner; With regard to...
Definitions
- In a differential manner; With regard to...
Ancestry of “differentially”, 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 |