Etymology of the English word differ
the English word
differderived from the French word
differderived from the Latin word
differre (postpone, delay, differ; spread abroad; scatter, disperse)
derived from the Latin word
ferre (to carry; to bear; bring, bear; tell)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-using the Latin prefix
dis-Date
The earliest known usage of differ in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
differed,
differingUsage
Word found in Modern English
