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Where does “dure” come from?

dure (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.

dure (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “dure”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dure”

  • durement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →