Where does “invariantist” come from?

invariantist (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.

invariantist (English): Relating to invariantism

Definitions

  1. Relating to invariantism

Ancestry of “invariantist”, step by step

invariantist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English invariant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishinvariantnot varying; constant; Unaffected by a specified...
2EnglishvariantShowing variety, diverse; Showing deviation or...
3Old Frenchvariantvarying; which varies
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

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-