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Where does “perseverance” come from?

Perseverance comes from Old French perseverance, from Latin perseverantia, the noun form of perseverans, meaning "persisting," from the verb persevero.

perseverance (English): Continuing in a course of action without regard...

Definitions

  1. Continuing in a course of action without regard...

Ancestry of “perseverance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishperseveraunce—
2Old Frenchperseverance—
3Latinperseverantiasteadfastness, constancy; persistence,...
4Latinpersevērāns—
5LatinperseveroI abide by; I adhere to; I continue steadfastly:...
6Latinperseverusvery strict or earnest
7LatinSevērus—
8Proto-Italicseɣwēros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰwr̥—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
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