Where does “unvaryingness” come from?
unvaryingness (English) comes from English unvarying, from English varying, from English vary, from Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
unvaryingness (English): The quality of being unvarying
Definitions
- The quality of being unvarying
Ancestry of “unvaryingness”, step by step
unvaryingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unvarying
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unvarying | persistent, constant, changeless; lacking... |
| 2 | English | varying | present participle of vary; A kind of variable,... |
| 3 | English | vary | To change with time or a similar parameter; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | varien | — |
| 5 | Old French | varier | — |
| 6 | Latin | variō | to diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange |
| 7 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 8 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |