Where does “permanent” come from?
permanent (German) comes from French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from Latin permaneo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.
permanent (German): permanent; permanently, incessantly
Definitions
- permanent; permanently, incessantly
Ancestry of “permanent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | permanent | permanent |
| 2 | Latin | permanēns | lasting, continuing, ongoing |
| 3 | Latin | permaneo | I stay to the end, hold out, endure; last,... |
| 4 | Latin | per- | Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | peri- | — |
Words derived from “permanent”