Where does “duríssim” come from?
duríssim (Catalan) comes from Catalan dur, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
duríssim (Catalan): Very hard
Ancestry of “duríssim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | dur | hard; difficult; to carry |
| 2 | Latin | dūcō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |