differentiator
/ˌdɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪ.tɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Anything that differentiates, or causes differentiation (in any sense); a distinguishing feature.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti 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 New Latin differentiō New Latin differentiātusbor. English differentiate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English differentiator From differentiate + -or.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌdɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪ.tɚ/
- British English: /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪ.tə/