differ

/ˈdɪfə/DIH-fur
/ˈdɪfɚ/DIH-fur

Meaningcarry apart

Common meaning: be unlike or disagree

Journey through time

  1. Latindifsource
  2. Old Frenchdifferer‘differ’source
  3. Englishdiffer‘be unlike or disagree’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin dif ‘carry apart’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry DIFFER, p. 166 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • dif Latin “carry apart”

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