Where does “variant” come from?

variant (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian вариант, from French variante, from French variant, from Latin variāns, from Latin variō, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

variant (Crimean Tatar): variant

Definitions

  1. variant

Ancestry of “variant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвариантvariant, reading, version, choice
2Frenchvariantevariant
3Frenchvariantpresent participle of varier; varied, which...
4Latinvariānsdiversifying; variegating
5Latinvariōto diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange
6Latinvariusdiverse, different, various, variegated
7Latinvārus
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-