Distinctive

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late Middle English (in the sense ‘serving to differentiate’): from late Latin distinctivus, from Latin distinct- ‘distinguished’ (see distinct).


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From Latin distinctus, perfect passive participle of distinguere(“to push apart, to divide”), + -ive( forming adjectives signifying relation or tendency to). Cognate with French distinctif and Medieval Latin distinctivus.


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distinctive (adj.)

early 15c., "marking distinction, difference, or peculiarity," from Old French distinctif and directly from Medieval Latin distinctivus, from Latin distinct-, past-participle stem of distinguere "to separate between, keep separate, mark off" (see distinguish). Meaning "markedly individual" is from 1580s. Related: Distinctively; distinctiveness.