Various
/ˈveə.ri.əs/noun
Of different kinds; diverse or distinct from one another.
Did you know?Its deep ancestor is tied to the Indo-European root *wer-* meaning “to turn” or “bend,” the same ancient root behind words like “wry,” “warp,” and “wrong.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wer-
“to turn, bend, or twist”
Latin
Latin
varius
“changeable, diverse, spotted, different”
Late Latin
Latin
variosus
“full of variations; marked by difference”
Old French
Old French
various
“varied, diverse”
16th Century
English
various
“of different kinds; varied”
Modern English
English
various
“of several different kinds; diverse”