Where does “varying” come from?
Varying comes from Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variāre, the verb form of Latin varius meaning "different or diverse," ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.
varying (English): present participle of vary; A kind of variable,...
Definitions
- present participle of vary; A kind of variable,...
Ancestry of “varying”, step by step
| 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 |