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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vary | To change with time or a similar parameter; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | varien | — |
| 3 | Old French | varier | — |
| 4 | Latin | variō | to diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange |
| 5 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 6 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English fy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fy | Expressing disapproval; To digest |
| 2 | Latin | fi | pah!, pooh!, foh!, bah!, an expression of... |
| 3 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |