Where does “отличаться” come from?

отличаться (Russian) comes from Russian отлича́ть, from Russian -а́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

отличаться (Russian): to differ; to be notable; to distinguish oneself,...

Definitions

  1. to differ; to be notable; to distinguish oneself,...

Ancestry of “отличаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотлича́тьto distinguish, to tell (from) to see someone or something clearly or distinctly
2Russian-а́тьThe infinitive suffix for many verbs. Usually indicates an imperfective verb
3Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
4Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁tiEvery word from Russian -а́тьEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ěti