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Where does “endurableness” come from?

endurableness (English) comes from English endurable, from English endure, from Middle English enduren, from Old French endurer, from Latin induro, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros — far; long.

endurableness (English): The state of being endurable; endurability

Definitions

  1. The state of being endurable; endurability

Ancestry of “endurableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishendurableAble to be endured; tolerable; bearable; Capable...
2EnglishendureTo continue or carry on, despite obstacles or...
3Middle Englishendurento endure; to put up with
4Old Frenchendurerto suffer; to endure; to undergo
5LatininduroI make or become hard; harden
6Latindūrō—
7Latindūrus—
8Proto-Italicdūros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
10Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
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