Where does “invariablement” come from?
invariablement (French) comes from French invariable, from French variable, from Latin variabilis, 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.
invariablement (French): invariably
Definitions
- invariably
Ancestry of “invariablement”, step by step
invariablement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French invariable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | invariable | invariable |
| 2 | French | variable | variable |
| 3 | Latin | variabilis | variable, changeable |
| 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 Catalan invariable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | invariable | invariable |
| 2 | Catalan | in- | in-; un- reversal of meaning or lack of an attribute |