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Where does “varar” come from?

varar (Spanish) comes from Latin varare, 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.

varar (Spanish): to beach; to run aground; to strand

Definitions

  1. to beach; to run aground; to strand

Ancestry of “varar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvarare—
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
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