Where does “daŭra” come from?
daŭra (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto daŭri, from German dauern, from Middle High German dūren, from Middle Low German dūren, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros — far; long.
daŭra (Esperanto): continuous, permanent
Definitions
- continuous, permanent
Ancestry of “daŭra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | daŭri | to endure; to last |
| 2 | German | dauern | to last, to continue, to persist; to last, to be... |
| 3 | Middle High German | dūren | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dūren | — |
| 5 | Old French | durer | to last |
| 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 |