covariant

adjective

changing so that interrelations with another variable quantity or set of quantities remain unchanged

Roots

cumco- · Latin · together, with variarevari- · Latin · to change antem-ant · Latin · performing the action

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The word covariant breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: co-, from Latin cum (“together, with”); vari, from Latin variare (“to change”); and -ant, from Latin antem (“performing the action”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.