Where does “diuturnity” come from?
diuturnity (English) comes from Latin diuturnitatem, from Latin diuturnitas, from Latin diuturnus, from Latin diū, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
diuturnity (English): Long duration; lastingness
Definitions
- Long duration; lastingness
Ancestry of “diuturnity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | diuturnitatem | accusative singular of diūturnitās |
| 2 | Latin | diuturnitas | long duration; durability |
| 3 | Latin | diuturnus | long-lasting |
| 4 | Latin | diū | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |