Where does “daŭri” come from?
daŭri (Esperanto) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s — far; long.
daŭri (Esperanto): to endure; to last
Definitions
- to endure; to last
Ancestry of “daŭri”, step by step
daŭri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German dauern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dauern | to last, to continue, to persist; to last, to be... |
| 2 | Middle High German | dūren | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dūren | — |
| 4 | Old French | durer | to last |
| 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 |
via Portuguese durar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | durar | to last, endure |
| 2 | Latin | durare | inflection of dūrō: ## present active... |
| 3 | Latin | duro | dative masculine singular of dūrus; dative neuter... |
| 4 | Latin | durus | hard, rough; harsh; hardy, vigorous |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
via French durer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | durer | to last |