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Where does “variegato” come from?

variegato (Italian) comes from Latin variegatus, from Latin variego, 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.

variegato (Italian): variegated, motley, pied; diversified, varied;...

Definitions

  1. variegated, motley, pied; diversified, varied;...

Ancestry of “variegato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvariegatusvariegated
2LatinvariegoI variegate; I am variegated
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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