Morpheme
dif-
Type
prefix
Denotation
negating prefix denoting “lack of, not, opposite of, apart, away, asunder”
Etymology
assimilated form of Old French des- or Latin dis- before <f>
Evidence
differ, difficulty, diffident, diffraction, diffuse
dif-
prefix
negating prefix denoting “lack of, not, opposite of, apart, away, asunder”
assimilated form of Old French des- or Latin dis- before <f>
differ, difficulty, diffident, diffraction, diffuse
