'disparate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'disparatus,' where 'dis-' meant 'apart' and 'parare' meant 'to prepare.'

'disparatus' transformed into the English word 'disparate,' and eventually became part of the compound adjective 'disparately-developed.'

Initially, 'disparate' meant 'separate or distinct,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'markedly distinct or different.'