Where does “permanence” come from?
Permanence comes from Middle French permanence, from Medieval Latin permanentia, from Latin permaneo meaning "to last or endure," formed from the prefix per- "through" and the root men- meaning "to remain."
permanence (English): The state of being permanent; The reciprocal of...
Definitions
- The state of being permanent; The reciprocal of...
Ancestry of “permanence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | permanence | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | permanentia | nominative neuter plural of permanēns; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | permaneo | I stay to the end, hold out, endure; last,... |
| 4 | Latin | per- | Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | peri- | — |