variegated
/ˈveɹɪɡeɪtɪd/VEH-rih-gay-tid
/ˈvɛɹɪɡeɪtɪd/VEH-rih-gay-tid
Meaningmottled
Common meaning: patched with different colours
- varichanging, mottledLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1958 · scan
- egatedfrom Latin -egatus: made, done
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin varius ‘changing, mottled’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry varius, p. 1958 · dictionary scan
Roots
- varius, -a, -um Latin “changing, mottled”
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