Where does “дифференци́ровать” come from?
дифференци́ровать (Russian) comes from Spanish diferenciar, from Spanish diferencia, from Latin differentia, from Latin differēns, from Latin differre, from Latin differo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “дифференци́ровать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | diferenciar | to differentiate |
| 2 | Spanish | diferencia | difference |
| 3 | Latin | differentia | difference; diversity; nominative neuter plural... |
| 4 | Latin | differēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | differre | present active infinitive of differō |
| 6 | Latin | differo | I carry different ways, spread, scatter,... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |