Where does “varier” come from?

varier (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål variere, from Romanian varia, from French varier, from Latin variāre, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varier (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of variere

Definitions

  1. imperative of variere

Ancestry of “varier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvariereto vary
2Romanianvariato vary, to differ
3Frenchvarierto vary
4Latinvariāre
5Latinvariusdiverse, different, various, variegated
6Latinvārus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-