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Where does “vara” come from?

vara (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish vara, from Latin vara, 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.

vara (Spanish): a long and thin stick, pole or rod; thin branch...

Definitions

  1. a long and thin stick, pole or rod; thin branch...

Ancestry of “vara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishvara—
2Latinvarafork, forked branch; tripod, easel; inflection of...
3Latinvārus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vara”

  • vara
  • vare
  • varita
  • bara
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