Where does “unindifference” come from?
unindifference (English) comes from English indifference, from Middle French indifférence, from Latin indifferentia, from Latin indifferens, from Latin differēns, from Latin differre, from Latin differo, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
unindifference (English): partiality; bias
Definitions
- partiality; bias
Ancestry of “unindifference”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indifference | The state of being indifferent; Unbiased... |
| 2 | Middle French | indifférence | — |
| 3 | Latin | indifferentia | similarity, equivalence; nominative neuter plural... |
| 4 | Latin | indifferens | indifferent; neither good nor bad; unconcerned |
| 5 | Latin | differēns | spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating |
| 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 |