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Where does “dure” come from?

Dure comes from Latin durus, meaning hard or firm, from Proto-Indo-European drew-, which also produced related words through Proto-Italic formations.

dure (English): To last, continue, endure; hard; harsh; severe;...

Definitions

  1. To last, continue, endure; hard; harsh; severe;...

Ancestry of “dure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdurento last
2Old Frenchdurerto last
3Latindūrō—
4Latindūrus—
5Proto-Italicdūros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
7Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

Words derived from “dure”

  • dureth
  • outdure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →