English
equidifference
Equidifference comes from Old French difference, from Latin differēns ‘spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’.
- 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
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400difference
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500difference
- English1500–presentdifference
- Englishtodayequidifference
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- 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
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400difference
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500difference
- English1500–presentdifference
- Englishtodayequidifference
A compound of equi- + difference
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear’
…
Latin differēns ‘different’
Latin differentia
Old French difference
Middle English difference ‘difference’
English difference
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
bar, birth, broad, bread, fortune, bearing, prefer, burden, barrel, barn, fury, baron, bark, bore, breeze, broom, barrow, embargo, berth, fret, ferret, furtive, insufferable, bier, bahar, birr, bairn, burnish, barrette, proffer, 113 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti ‘to be carrying’
bear, borne, phosphate, phosphorus, euphoria, dysphoria, semaphore, phosphine, 91 more
through Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry, bear’
suffering, infertility, infertile, indifferently, 67 more
through Latin ferō ‘to bear’
offer, transfer, translation, relative, extraordinary, relation, relate, suffer, reference, frustration, translate, strangely, fertility, referendum, referee, extravagant, fertile, frustrate, elated, confer, infra, infer, fertilization, differentiation, extraneous, ablation, indifferent, elation, collation, strangeness, collate, fertilize, ablative, deference, oblate, estrange, deferential, efferent, 71 more
through Latin differō ‘to carry different ways, spread, scatter,…’
differently, differ, defer, dilate, 40 more
through Latin differēns ‘spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating’
through Latin differentia
Today it means
noun An equal difference.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- / equidifference