Where does “enduringness” come from?
enduringness (English) comes from English enduring, 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.
enduringness (English): The quality of being enduring; lastingness
Definitions
- The quality of being enduring; lastingness
Ancestry of “enduringness”, step by step
enduringness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enduring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enduring | Long-lasting without significant alteration;... |
| 2 | English | endure | To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or... |
| 3 | Middle English | enduren | to endure; to put up with |
| 4 | Old French | endurer | to suffer; to endure; to undergo |
| 5 | Latin | induro | I make or become hard; harden |
| 6 | Latin | dūrō | to harden, make hard |
| 7 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |