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Where does “permanence” come from?

permanence (French) comes from Medieval Latin permanentia, from Latin permaneo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

permanence (French): permanence; homeroom

Definitions

  1. permanence; homeroom

Ancestry of “permanence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpermanentianominative neuter plural of permanēns; accusative...
2LatinpermaneoI stay to the end, hold out, endure; last,...
3Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
4Proto-Italicperi-—

Words derived from “permanence”

  • impermanence
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