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Where does “Permanenz” come from?

Permanenz (German) comes from Medieval Latin permanentia, from Latin permaneo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

Permanenz (German): permanence

Definitions

  1. permanence

Ancestry of “Permanenz”, 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-—
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