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Where does “duratif” come from?

duratif (French) comes 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.

duratif (French): durative; the durative case

Definitions

  1. durative; the durative case

Ancestry of “duratif”, step by step

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