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Where does “durabilité” come from?

durabilité (French) comes from French durable, from Latin dūrābilis, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

durabilité (French): durability; sustainability

Definitions

  1. durability; sustainability

Ancestry of “durabilité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdurabledurable; sustainable
2Latindūrābilis—
3Latindūrō—
4Latindūrus—
5Proto-Italicdūros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
7Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →