Where does “vaiare” come from?

vaiare (Italian) comes from Italian vaio, 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.

vaiare (Italian): to blacken to become black of grapes and olives

Definitions

  1. to blacken to become black of grapes and olives

Ancestry of “vaiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvaiovair; dark grey; dark gray
2Latinvariusdiverse, different, various, variegated
3Latinvārus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-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- →