Where does “variant” come from?
variant (Estonian) comes from German Variante, from French variante, from French variant, from Latin variāns, from Latin variō, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
variant (Estonian): variant, variety, version
Definitions
- variant, variety, version
Ancestry of “variant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Variante | variant; variation |
| 2 | French | variante | variant |
| 3 | French | variant | present participle of varier; varied, which... |
| 4 | Latin | variāns | diversifying; variegating |
| 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 |