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