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

  1. In a manner that varies

Ancestry of “varyingly”, step by step

varyingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English varying

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvaryingpresent participle of vary; A kind of variable,...
2EnglishvaryTo change with time or a similar parameter; To...
3Middle Englishvarien
4Old Frenchvarier
5Latinvariōto diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange
6Latinvariusdiverse, different, various, variegated
7Latinvārus
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-