Meaning

verb change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors

verb make something more diverse and varied

adjective having a variety of colors

originEtymology tree Late Latin varius Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Late Latin agō Late Latin variegōbor. English variegate English -ed English variegated From variegate + -ed.

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