Where does “univariable” come from?
univariable (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
univariable (English): Involving a single variable
Definitions
- Involving a single variable
Ancestry of “univariable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | variable | Able to vary or be varied; Likely to vary; Marked... |
| 2 | Old French | variable | — |
| 3 | Latin | variāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 5 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |