Where does “wariat” come from?

wariat (Polish) comes from Latin variatus, 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.

wariat (Polish): someone mentally ill

Definitions

  1. someone mentally ill

Ancestry of “wariat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvariatusdiversified, variegated, transformed etc
2Latinvariōto diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange
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

Words derived from “wariat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-