differentiatory

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti

Proto-Italic *ferō

Latin ferō

Latin differō

Latin differēns

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

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Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)influ.

Latin -ia

Latin differentia

New Latin differentiō

New Latin differentiātusbor.

English differentiate

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

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Latin -ius

Latin -tōriusder.

Middle English -orie

English -ory

English differentiatory

From differentiate + -ory.

Adjective

differentiatory (not comparable)

1. differentiating; serving to differentiate