Where does “varietà” come from?
varietà (Maltese) comes from Italian varietà, from French variété, from Middle French varieté, from Latin varietās, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
varietà (Maltese): variety
Definitions
- variety
Ancestry of “varietà”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | varietà | variety; difference; manifold |
| 2 | French | variété | variety; type, genre; manifold |
| 3 | Middle French | varieté | variety |
| 4 | Latin | varietās | difference, diversity, variety |
| 5 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 6 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |