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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

Definitions

  1. contravariant

Ancestry of “kontravariant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvariantvariant
2Frenchvariantevariant
3Frenchvariantpresent participle of varier; varied, which...
4Latinvariāns—
5Latinvariō—
6Latinvariusdiverse, different, various, variegated
7Latinvārus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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