Etymology

thermodifferential

Today it means: Pertaining to differences in temperature. Full definition →

English differential ← Latin differentiāli ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  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. Latindifferentia
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Latindifferentiāli
  21. Englishdifferential
  22. English todaythermodifferential

From thermo- + differential.

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