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Where does “отличительный” come from?

отличительный (Russian) comes from Russian отличи́ть, from Russian от-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

отличительный (Russian): characteristic, distinctive, distinguishing

Definitions

  1. characteristic, distinctive, distinguishing

Ancestry of “отличительный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотличи́ть—
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →