differentiate

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
4. Proto-Italic*dis-
5. Latindis-
6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
8. Proto-Italic*ferō
9. Latinferō
10. Latindifferō
11. Latindifferēns
12. Latindifferentia
13. New Latindifferentiō
14. New Latindifferentiātus
15. English todaydifferentiate

From New Latin differentiātus, perfect passive participle of differentiō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from Latin differentia (“difference”); see difference.

Words from the same roots