English
equidifferent
Equidifferent comes from Old French different, 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’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400different
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayequidifferent
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’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400different
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayequidifferent
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, bahar, bier, 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, 67 more
through Latin ferō ‘to bear’
offer, transfer, translation, relative, extraordinary, reference, relation, relate, suffer, frustration, translate, strangely, fertility, referendum, referee, fertile, extravagant, frustrate, elated, confer, infra, infer, fertilization, extraneous, ablation, differentiation, elation, collation, strangeness, deference, collate, fertilize, ablative, oblate, estrange, deferential, efferent, indifferently, 70 more
through Latin differō ‘to carry different ways, spread, scatter,…’
differ, defer, dilate, 39 more
through Latin differēns ‘spreading, scattering, dispersing, separating’
difference, indifferent, differentially, differentiable, differentiator, 36 more
through Middle English different
Today it means
adj Having equal differences.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- / equidifferent