Where does “varify” come from?

varify (English) comes from English vary, from Middle English varien, from Old French varier, 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.

varify (English): To make different; to vary or variegate

Definitions

  1. To make different; to vary or variegate

Ancestry of “varify”, step by step

varify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvaryTo change with time or a similar parameter; To...
2Middle Englishvarien
3Old Frenchvarier
4Latinvariōto diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange
5Latinvariusdiverse, different, various, variegated
6Latinvārus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English fy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfyExpressing disapproval; To digest
2Latinfipah!, pooh!, foh!, bah!, an expression of...
3LatinfacioI do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,...
4Proto-Italicfakjōto make
5Proto-Italic*θakjō
6Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-