Etymograph

English

differentiate

Differentiate comes from New Latin differentiātus.

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900differentiātus1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1873differentiate1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English differentiate
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1873, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue: “A humble instance of Ablaut may be quoted which…”.

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  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900differentiātusWiktionary, English differentiate
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1873differentiateWiktionary, English differentiate. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1873, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue: “A humble instance of Ablaut may be quoted which…”

Every English word from New Latin differentiātus

Today it means

verb To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “differentiate”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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