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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fro|distinctif]] and directly from Medieval Latin distīnctīvus,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from Latin distīnct-, the past participle stem of distinguere, to separate, mark off (see [[distinguish]] and [[distinct]]).^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)
+ It is [[bor|fro|distinctif]] and directly from [[la-med|distīnctīvus]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[la|distīnct-]], the past participle stem of [[m|la|distinguere]], to separate, mark off (see [[distinguish]] and [[distinct]]).^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)
==Earliest recorded meaning==