d 2 e 1 d 2 i 1 f 4 f 4 e 1 r 1 e 1 n 1 t 1 i 1 a 1 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
17 letters · 25 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the loss of specialization in form or function
originEtymology 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 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin…
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