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Where does “vara” come from?

vara (Latin) comes 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.

vara (Latin): fork, forked branch; tripod, easel; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. fork, forked branch; tripod, easel; inflection of...

Ancestry of “vara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvārus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vara”

  • vara
  • vare
  • varita
  • vara
  • varar
  • varejar
  • varinha
  • vara
  • vara
  • vara
  • bara
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