Etymology

overdifferentiation

Today it means: excessive differentiation Full definition →

English differentiation ← New Latin differentiātus ← Latin differentia
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  8. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  10. Proto-Italic*dis-
  11. Latindis-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  14. Proto-Italic*ferō
  15. Latinferō
  16. Latindifferō
  17. Latindifferēns
  18. Latindifferentia
  19. New Latindifferentiō
  20. New Latindifferentiātus
  21. Englishdifferentiate
  22. Englishdifferentiation
  23. English todayoverdifferentiation

From over- + differentiation.

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