dedifferentiation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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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 *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English -ion

English differentiation

English dedifferentiation

From de- + differentiation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌdɪfəɹɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən/

Noun

dedifferentiation (plural dedifferentiations)

1. The loss or reversal of differentiation.
2. (biology) The biological process whereby cells revert from a specialized function to a simpler or less specialized form.

Related terms

• dedifferentiate

Translations

loss or reversal of differentiation

• Greek: αποδιαφοροποίηση (el) f (apodiaforopoíisi)
• Italian: dedifferenziazione f, sdifferenziamento