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Where does “differentiation” come from?

Differentiation comes from Latin differentiātiō, from differentia (difference), from differens (differing), from dis- (apart) and bʰer- (to carry), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.

differentiation (English): The act of differentiating; The act of...

Definitions

  1. The act of differentiating; The act of...

Ancestry of “differentiation”, 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 “differentiation”

  • dedifferentiation
  • transdifferentiation
  • undifferentiation
  • nondifferentiation
  • cytodifferentiation
  • redifferentiation
  • indifferentiation
  • antidifferentiation
  • histodifferentiation
  • differentiational
  • erythrodifferentiation
  • subdifferentiation
  • enantiodifferentiation
  • codifferentiation
  • osteodifferentiation
  • neurodifferentiation
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