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- Latin · derived fromdistinctus
- Old French · derived fromdestincter
- Middle English · inherited fromdistincte
- English todaydistinct
From Middle English distincte, past participle of distincten (“to distinguish, discern”), from Old French destincter, from Latin distinctus, past participle of distinguere (“to distinguish”); see distinguish.
Words from the same roots
Latindistinctus all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.