difference的词源

英文词源

difference (n.)

mid-14c., from Old French difference (12c.) "difference, distinction; argument, dispute," from Latin differentia "persity, difference," from differentem (nominative differens), present participle of differre "to set apart" (see differ). Sense of "a quarrel" first attested late 14c. Colloquial phrase what's the diff? first recorded 1896.

中文词源

difference：差别，差异；分歧

词根词缀： dif-分开 + -fer-携带,拿取 + -ence名词词尾 → 分开拿 → 不同

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