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Where does “variant” come from?

variant (Swedish) comes from French variante, from French variant, from Latin variāns, from Latin variō, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

variant (Swedish): variant

Definitions

  1. variant

Ancestry of “variant”, step by step

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

Words derived from “variant”

  • kontravariant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →