Where does “nonvarying” come from?
nonvarying (English) comes from English varying, from English vary, from Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
nonvarying (English): Not varying
Ancestry of “nonvarying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | varying | present participle of vary; A kind of variable,... |
| 2 | English | vary | To change with time or a similar parameter; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | varien | — |
| 4 | Old French | varier | — |
| 5 | Latin | variō | — |
| 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 |