diferenciar
/difeɾenˈθjaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to differentiate (to show the difference between two things)
🍎🍊 diferencia (difference) + -ar = to make the difference: differentiate
From Latin differre, dis- (apart) + ferre (to carry): to carry things apart. Spanish takes the noun diferencia and adds the verb ending -ar. Note the Castilian th sound in -ciar: di-fe-ren-THYAR.