different

/ˈdɪfəənt/DIH-fur-uhnt

/ˈdɪfɚənt/DIH-fur-uhnt

Meaningcarrying apart

Common meaning: not the same

difapart, awaySkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 166 · scan
ferto bear, bringLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 737 · scan
entadjective ending: being or doing

‘apart, away’ + ‘to bear, bring’ → different

Journey through time

Latindis- + ferre‘apart, away + to bear, bring’source
Latindifsource
Old Frenchdifferer‘differ’source
Englishdiffer‘be unlike or disagree’
Englishformed in English from differdifferent‘not the same’ · 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: Formed in English from differ + -ent.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DIFFER, p.166 · scan

Roots

dif Latin “carry apart”
ferō, tulī, lātum Latin “to bear, bring”

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