English word specific comes from Latin facere, Latin species
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| facere | Latin (lat) | |
| species | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) a kind, quality, type. (figuratively) honor, reputation. (figuratively) vision, dream, apparition. (legal, later) a special case. A seeing, view, look. A spectacle, sight. External appearance; general outline or shape. Semblance, pretence, pretext, outward show. Show, display. |
| specificus | Late Latin (LL) | |
| specifique | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| specific | English (en) | (in the plural) The details; particulars.. A distinguishing attribute or quality.. A specific remedy.. Specification (immunology) limited to a particular antibody or antigen. (physics) a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air). (physics) of a [...] |