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Where does “var” come from?

var (Romanian) comes from Latin vērus, from Proto-Italic wēros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

var (Romanian): A male cousin

Definitions

  1. A male cousin

Ancestry of “var”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvērus—
2Proto-Italicwērostrue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “var”

  • vere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →