Where does “kontravariant” come from?
kontravariant (Swedish) comes from Swedish variant, from French variante, from French variant, from Latin variāns, from Latin variō, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
kontravariant (Swedish): contravariant
Ancestry of “kontravariant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | variant | variant |
| 2 | French | variante | variant |
| 3 | French | variant | present participle of varier; varied, which... |
| 4 | Latin | variāns | — |
| 5 | Latin | variō | — |
| 6 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 7 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |