Where does “contravariantly” come from?
contravariantly (English) comes from English contravariant, 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.
contravariantly (English): In a contravariant manner
Definitions
- In a contravariant manner
Ancestry of “contravariantly”, step by step
contravariantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contravariant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contravariant | which reverses composition; Using or relating to... |
| 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 |