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Where does “variabile” come from?

variabile (Latin) comes from Latin variabilis, from Latin variō, 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.

variabile (Latin): inflection of variābilis: ## nominative neuter...

Definitions

  1. inflection of variābilis: ## nominative neuter...

Ancestry of “variabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvariabilisvariable, changeable
2Latinvariō—
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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