Where does “antiinvariant” come from?
antiinvariant (English) comes from English invariant, from English variant, from Old 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.
antiinvariant (English): Having the property that when subjected to a...
Definitions
- Having the property that when subjected to a...
Ancestry of “antiinvariant”, step by step
antiinvariant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English invariant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | invariant | not varying; constant; Unaffected by a specified... |
| 2 | English | variant | Showing variety, diverse; Showing deviation or... |
| 3 | Old French | variant | varying; which varies |
| 4 | Latin | variāns | diversifying; variegating |
| 5 | Latin | variō | to diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange |
| 6 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 7 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |