self-differentiation
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
Latin differentia
New Latin differentiō
New Latin differentiātusbor.
English differentiate
English differentiation
English self-differentiation
From self- + differentiation.
Noun
self-differentiation (usually uncountable, plural self-differentiations)
- The process of developing a distinct identity.