Where does “semivariability” come from?
semivariability (English) comes from English variability, from English variable, from Old French variable, from Latin variāre, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
semivariability (English): The condition of being semivariable
Definitions
- The condition of being semivariable
Ancestry of “semivariability”, step by step
semivariability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English variability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | variability | The state or characteristic of being variable;... |
| 2 | English | variable | Able to vary or be varied; Likely to vary; Marked... |
| 3 | Old French | variable | — |
| 4 | Latin | variāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 6 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |