Etymology

equidifferent

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Today it means: Having equal differences. Full definition →

English different ← Middle English different ← Old French different
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  1. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  2. Old Latinaiquos
  3. Latinaequus
  4. Latinaequi-
  5. Englishequi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  7. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  9. Proto-Italic*dis-
  10. Latindis-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  13. Proto-Italic*ferō
  14. Latinferō
  15. Latindifferō
  16. Latindifferēns
  17. Old Frenchdifferent
  18. Middle Englishdifferent
  19. Englishdifferent
  20. English todayequidifferent

From equi- + different.

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