Latin

varius

‘different, various’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin varius.

16 English words in this record descend from Latin varius, most familiar first.

• various ← varieux
• variety ← varieté ← varietās
• vary ← varien ← varier ← variō
• variable ← variare
• variation ← variacion ← variātiō ← variō
• variant ← variāns ← variō
• varicella ← variola
• variola ← variolas
• variorum
• vair ← veir
• variometer
• variole ← varioles ← variola

More words from varius

• variolous
• variolite
• variograph
• viruela

Etymograph / Latin varius