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Where does “variate” come from?

variate (Italian) comes from Italian variato, from Italian variare, 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.

variate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “variate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvariatopast participle of variare; varied
2Italianvariareto change, to vary, to diversify
3Latinvariāre—
4Latinvariusdiverse, different, various, variegated
5Latinvārus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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