Etymology

retrodifferentiate

Today it means: To reverse the process of differentiation Full definition →

English differentiate ← New Latin differentiātus ← Latin differentia
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  6. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  8. Proto-Italic*dis-
  9. Latindis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  12. Proto-Italic*ferō
  13. Latinferō
  14. Latindifferō
  15. Latindifferēns
  16. Latindifferentia
  17. New Latindifferentiō
  18. New Latindifferentiātus
  19. Englishdifferentiate
  20. English todayretrodifferentiate

From retro- + differentiate.

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