Where does “durability” come from?
Durability comes from Old French durabilité, from Latin durabilitas (quality of lasting), from the Latin suffix -tas added to durabilis (able to last), from durus (hard, lasting) and -bilis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European drew- (firm, solid).
durability (English): Permanence by virtue of the power to resist...
Definitions
- Permanence by virtue of the power to resist...
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