Where does “nondurability” come from?
nondurability (English) comes from English durability, from Old French durabilité, from Latin durabilitas, from Latin dūrābilis, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s — far; long.
nondurability (English): The state or condition of being nondurable
Definitions
- The state or condition of being nondurable
Ancestry of “nondurability”, step by step
nondurability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English durability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | durability | Permanence by virtue of the power to resist... |
| 2 | Old French | durabilité | — |
| 3 | Latin | durabilitas | durability |
| 4 | Latin | dūrābilis | durable, lasting |
| 5 | Latin | dūrō | to harden, make hard |
| 6 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |