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Where does “durement” come from?

durement (French) comes from French dure, 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.

durement (French): sternly, harshly; with difficulty

Definitions

  1. sternly, harshly; with difficulty

Ancestry of “durement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdurefirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Frenchdurerto last
3Old Frenchdurerto last
4Latindūrō—
5Latindūrus—
6Proto-Italicdūros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
8Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
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