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Where does “variego” come from?

variego (Latin) comes 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.

variego (Latin): I variegate; I am variegated

Definitions

  1. I variegate; I am variegated

Ancestry of “variego”, step by step

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

Words derived from “variego”

  • variegans
  • variegaturus
  • variegatus
  • variegandus
  • variegato
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