Where does “vari” come from?
vari (Italian) comes from Italian vario, 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.
vari (Italian): masculine plural of vario; plural of vario;...
Definitions
- masculine plural of vario; plural of vario;...
Ancestry of “vari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vario | varied, various; diversity; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 3 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |