Where does “differenzieren” come from?

differenzieren (German) comes from Italian differenziare, from Russian дифференци́ровать, from Spanish diferenciar, from Spanish diferencia, from Latin differentia, from Latin differēns, from Latin differre, from Latin differo — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

differenzieren (German): to differentiate

Definitions

to differentiate

Ancestry of “differenzieren”, step by step

differenzieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian differenziare

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	differenziare	To differentiate, to distinguish
2	Russian	дифференци́ровать	to differentiate, to distinguish
3	Spanish	diferenciar	to differentiate
4	Spanish	diferencia	difference
5	Latin	differentia	difference; diversity; nominative neuter plural...
6	Latin	differēns	spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating
7	Latin	differre	present active infinitive of differō
8	Latin	differo	I carry different ways, spread, scatter,...
9	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10	Latin	calceus	shoe
11	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
12	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German Differenz

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Differenz	difference
2	Italian	differire	to defer, to postpone; to differ, to be different
3	Spanish	diferir	to differ; to defer
4	Latin	differō	to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate
5	Latin	ferō	to bear; to carry
6	Proto-Italic	ferō	carry, bear
7	Proto-Indo-European	bʰéreti	to be carrying
8	Proto-Indo-European	bʰēr-	shiny, light brown

Words derived from “differenzieren”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →