Where does “differentiate” come from?

Differentiate comes from Latin differentiatus, past participle of differentiare, derived from differentia meaning difference, from differens meaning differing, ultimately from the prefix dis- and Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning to carry or bear.

differentiate (English): To show, or be the distinction between two...

Definitions

To show, or be the distinction between two...

Ancestry of “differentiate”, step by step

differentiate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French différencier

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	différencier	to differentiate (all senses), distinguish
2	German	differenzieren	to differentiate
3	Italian	differenziare	To differentiate, to distinguish
4	Russian	дифференци́ровать	to differentiate, to distinguish
5	Spanish	diferenciar	to differentiate
6	Spanish	diferencia	difference
7	Latin	differentia	difference; diversity; nominative neuter plural...
8	Latin	differēns	spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating
9	Latin	differre	present active infinitive of differō
10	Latin	differo	I carry different ways, spread, scatter,...
11	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12	Latin	calceus	shoe
13	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
14	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via New Latin differentiatus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	New Latin	differentiatus	—

Words derived from “differentiate”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →