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Where does “variatore” come from?

variatore (Italian) comes 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.

variatore (Italian): variator; changer, converter

Definitions

  1. variator; changer, converter

Ancestry of “variatore”, step by step

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