Where does “subvariant” come from?
subvariant (English) comes from English variant, from Old French variant, from Latin variāns, from Latin variō, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
subvariant (English): A subsidiary variant; a subtype of something
Definitions
- A subsidiary variant; a subtype of something
Ancestry of “subvariant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | variant | Showing variety, diverse; Showing deviation or... |
| 2 | Old French | variant | varying; which varies |
| 3 | Latin | variāns | — |
| 4 | Latin | variō | — |
| 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 |