differentiate的词源

英文词源

differentiate (v.)

1816, from Medieval Latin differentiatus, past participle of differentiare, from Latin differentia (see difference).

Originally a mathematical term; transitive and non-technical sense of "discriminate between" is from 1876. Earlier, difference had been used as a verb in this sense. Related: Differentiated; differentiating; differentiation.

中文词源

differentiate：辨别

来自differ, 不同。引申义辨别，使差异化。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：differentiate 词源，differentiate 含义。

differentiate：区分，区别

词根词缀： dif-分开 + -fer-携带,拿取 + -ent形容词词尾 + -ial(l略)形容词词尾 + -ate(a略)动词词尾