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Where does “nondifferent” come from?

nondifferent (English) comes from English different, from Middle English different, from Old French different, from Latin differens, from Latin differo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nondifferent (English): Not different

Definitions

  1. Not different

Ancestry of “nondifferent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdifferentNot the same; exhibiting a difference; Various,...
2Middle Englishdifferentdifferent
3Old Frenchdifferent—
4Latindifferensspreading, scattering, dispersing, separating;...
5LatindifferoI carry different ways, spread, scatter,...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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