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Where does “permaculture” come from?

permaculture (French) comes from English permaculture, from English permanent, from Latin permanēns, from Latin permaneo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

permaculture (French): permaculture

Definitions

  1. permaculture

Ancestry of “permaculture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpermacultureAny system of sustainable agriculture that renews...
2EnglishpermanentWithout end, eternal; Lasting for an indefinitely...
3Latinpermanēns—
4LatinpermaneoI stay to the end, hold out, endure; last,...
5Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
6Proto-Italicperi-—
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