Where does “variate” come from?
Variate comes from Latin variatus, the past participle of variare meaning to change or differ, derived from Latin varius meaning diverse or variegated.
variate (English): A measurable quantity capable of taking on a...
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- A measurable quantity capable of taking on a...
Ancestry of “variate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | variatus | diversified, variegated, transformed etc |
| 2 | Latin | variō | to diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange |
| 3 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 4 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |