Where does “différance” come from?
différance (French) comes from French différer, from German Differenz, from Italian differire, from Latin differre, from Latin differo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
différance (French): différance
Ancestry of “différance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | différer | to differ |
| 2 | German | Differenz | difference |
| 3 | Italian | differire | to defer, to postpone; to differ, to be different |
| 4 | Latin | differre | present active infinitive of differō |
| 5 | Latin | differo | I carry different ways, spread, scatter,... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “différance”