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Pertaining to differences in temperature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwher-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *bhéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentia Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin differentiālislbor. English differential English thermodifferential From thermo- + differential.
