English
differentiator
Differentiator comes from Latin differēns ‘spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating’, from ferō ‘to bear’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer-‘to bear, carry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéreti‘to be carrying’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ferō‘to carry, bear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferō‘to bear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdifferō‘to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdifferēns‘spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdifferentia
- New Latinmoderndifferentiō
- New Latin, derivedmoderndifferentiātus
- English1500–presentdifferentiate
- Englishtodaydifferentiator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer-‘to bear, carry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéreti‘to be carrying’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ferō‘to carry, bear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferō‘to bear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdifferō‘to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdifferēns‘spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdifferentia
- New Latinmoderndifferentiō
- New Latin, derivedmoderndifferentiātus
- English1500–presentdifferentiate
- Englishtodaydifferentiator
A compound of differentiate + -or
New Latin differentiātus
English differentiate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
bar, birth, broad, bread, bearing, fortune, prefer, burden, barrel, barn, fury, baron, bark, breeze, bore, broom, barrow, embargo, berth, fret, ferret, insufferable, furtive, bier, bahar, birr, bairn, burnish, barrette, proffer, 120 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti ‘to be carrying’
bear, borne, phosphate, phosphorus, euphoria, dysphoria, semaphore, phosphine, 98 more
through Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry, bear’
suffering, infertility, infertile, 74 more
through Latin ferō ‘to bear’
offer, transfer, reference, translation, extraordinary, relative, suffer, relate, relation, translate, frustration, strangely, referendum, referee, fertility, extravagant, fertile, confer, infra, infer, frustrate, elated, extraneous, fertilization, strangeness, ablation, deference, elation, collation, collate, fertilize, estrange, ablative, oblate, deferential, efferent, 77 more
through Latin differō ‘to carry different ways, spread, scatter,…’
defer, dilate, indifferently, 44 more
through Latin differēns ‘spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating’
Today it means
noun Anything that differentiates, or causes differentiation (in any sense); a distinguishing feature.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- / differentiator