Where does “Dantesque” come from?
Dantesque (English) comes from English Dante, from Italian dante, from Italian Durante, from Latin dūrāns, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s — far; long.
Dantesque (English): Of, pertaining to, or in the style of Dante;...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or in the style of Dante;...
Ancestry of “Dantesque”, step by step
Dantesque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dante | presumably in honor of the poet Dante Alighieri |
| 2 | Italian | dante | present participle of dare |
| 3 | Italian | Durante | during |
| 4 | Latin | dūrāns | hardening |
| 5 | Latin | dūrō | to harden, make hard |
| 6 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |
via French Dante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Dante | — |