Where does “varia” come from?

varia (French) comes from French varier, from Latin variāre, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varia (French): third-person singular past historic of varier

Definitions

third-person singular past historic of varier

Ancestry of “varia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	varier	to vary
2	Latin	variāre	—
3	Latin	varius	diverse, different, various, variegated
4	Latin	vārus	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂wer-	to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
6	Proto-Indo-European	wēr-	true
7	Proto-Indo-European	wer-	to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →