Where does “difféthent” come from?
difféthent (Norman) comes from Latin differēns, from Latin differre, from Latin differo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
difféthent (Norman): different
Ancestry of “difféthent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | differēns | — |
| 2 | Latin | differre | present active infinitive of differō |
| 3 | Latin | differo | I carry different ways, spread, scatter,... |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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