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Where does “differentiating” come from?

Differentiating comes from Latin differentiatus, past participle of differentiare, meaning to divide or distinguish, derived from differentia, which combines dis- and differens, the present participle of differre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.

differentiating (English): present participle of differentiate

Definitions

  1. present participle of differentiate

Ancestry of “differentiating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdifferentiateTo show, or be the distinction between two...
2Frenchdifférencierto differentiate , distinguish
3Germandifferenzierento differentiate
4ItaliandifferenziareTo differentiate, to distinguish
5Russianдифференци́ровать—
6Spanishdiferenciarto differentiate
7Spanishdiferenciadifference
8Latindifferentiadifference; diversity; nominative neuter plural...
9Latindifferēns—
10Latindifferrepresent active infinitive of differō
11LatindifferoI carry different ways, spread, scatter,...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “differentiating”

  • undifferentiating
  • subdifferentiating
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