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Where does “intracultivar” come from?

intracultivar (English) comes from English cultivar, from English variety, from Middle French varieté, from Latin varietās, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

intracultivar (English): Within a single cultivar

Definitions

  1. Within a single cultivar

Ancestry of “intracultivar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcultivarA cultivated variety of a plant species or...
2EnglishvarietyThe quality of being varied; diversity; A...
3Middle Frenchvarietévariety
4Latinvarietās—
5Latinvariusdiverse, different, various, variegated
6Latinvārus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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