English
referential
From reference + -ial.
A compound of reference + -ial
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
…
Latin referō ‘to carry back; to return, reply’
Latin referēns ‘returning’
Medieval Latin referentia
Middle French référence
English reference
Today it means
adj Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / referential