Where does “Differentialgleichung” come from?

Differentialgleichung (German) comes from German Differential, from Latin differentialis, from Latin differentia, from Latin differēns, from Latin differre, from Latin differo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Differentialgleichung (German): differential equation

Definitions

  1. differential equation

Ancestry of “Differentialgleichung”, step by step

Differentialgleichung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Differential

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDifferentialdifferential
2Latindifferentialisdifferential
3Latindifferentiadifference; diversity; nominative neuter plural...
4Latindifferēnsspreading, scattering, dispersing, separating
5Latindifferrepresent active infinitive of differō
6LatindifferoI carry different ways, spread, scatter,...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German Gleichung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGleichungequation, equality
2Germangleichequal; same; very similar; same; identical
3Middle High Germangelīch
4Old High Germangilīhequal
5Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
6Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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