Where does “durant” come from?

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

durant (French): during, while; on end; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. during, while; on end; present participle of...

Ancestry of “durant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdurerto last
2Old Frenchdurerto last
3Latindūrōto harden, make hard
4Latindūrus—
5Proto-Italicdūros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
7Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

Words derived from “durant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →