Where does “maldaŭra” come from?
maldaŭra (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto daŭra, 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 — far; long.
maldaŭra (Esperanto): fleeting
Definitions
- fleeting
Ancestry of “maldaŭra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | daŭra | continuous, permanent |
| 2 | Esperanto | daŭri | to endure; to last |
| 3 | German | dauern | to last, to continue, to persist; to last, to be... |
| 4 | Middle High German | dūren | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | dūren | — |
| 6 | Old French | durer | to last |
| 7 | Latin | dūrō | to harden, make hard |
| 8 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |