Where does “unvarying” come from?
Unvarying derives from English vary, which traces through Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano- to the root h₂ent-, meaning "to be" or "exist."
unvarying (English): persistent, constant, changeless; lacking...
Definitions
- persistent, constant, changeless; lacking...
Ancestry of “unvarying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange |
| 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 |