## Etymology
From Middle French disparité, from Late Latin disparitas ('inequality'), from Latin dispar ('unequal'), from dis- ('apart') + par ('equal').

## AI Etymology
Disparity is from Middle French disparité, from Late Latin disparitas ('inequality'), from Latin dispar ('unequal'), from dis- ('apart') + par ('equal'). The ancestry passes through Latin disparitas and Latin par. The prefix dis- often marks separation, reversal, or negation in Latin and English formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "a great difference or inequality between things", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include disparate, parity, par, and compare.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

markdown

disparity

Meanings

Thesaurus

Etymology

Topics

External links

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Send feedback