Where does “durity” come from?

durity (English) comes from Latin duritas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

durity (English): hardness; firmness; harshness; cruelty

Definitions

  1. hardness; firmness; harshness; cruelty

Ancestry of “durity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduritasharshness
2Latin-tāsty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Latin -tās →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ →