Where does “nondifference” come from?
nondifference (English) comes from English difference, from Middle English difference, from Old French difference, from Latin differentia, from Latin differēns, from Latin differre, from Latin differo, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nondifference (English): Absence of difference; That which is not a...
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- Absence of difference; That which is not a...
Ancestry of “nondifference”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | difference | The quality of being different; A characteristic... |
| 2 | Middle English | difference | Difference; the state of being different; A... |
| 3 | Old French | difference | difference |
| 4 | Latin | differentia | difference; diversity; nominative neuter plural... |
| 5 | Latin | differēns | — |
| 6 | Latin | differre | present active infinitive of differō |
| 7 | Latin | differo | I carry different ways, spread, scatter,... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |