Where does “varia” come from?

varia (Romanian) comes from French varier, from Latin variāre, 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.

varia (Romanian): to vary, to differ

Definitions

  1. to vary, to differ

Ancestry of “varia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvarierto vary
2Latinvariāre
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 “varia

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