Where does “varyingly” come from?
varyingly (English) comes from English varying, 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- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
varyingly (English): In a manner that varies
Definitions
- In a manner that varies
Ancestry of “varyingly”, step by step
varyingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English varying
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | varying | present participle of vary; A kind of variable,... |
| 2 | English | vary | To change with time or a similar parameter; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | varien | — |
| 4 | Old French | varier | — |
| 5 | Latin | variō | to diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange |
| 6 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 7 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |