Where does “durable” come from?

durable (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish durable, from Latin dūrābilis, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

Ancestry of “durable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdurabledurable
2Latindūrābilisdurable, lasting
3Latindūrōto harden, make hard
4Latindūrus—
5Proto-Italicdūros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
7Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →