To differ means to be not the same as something else. It can also mean to disagree with someone in opinion or point of view.
From Latin "differre" meaning "to carry apart" or "to be different," formed from "dis-" (apart) and "ferre" (to carry). It entered English through Old French "differer."
Differ is built from the idea of carrying things apart instead of together. When people differ in opinion, it’s like their thoughts are being carried down separate paths instead of converging.
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