Where does “durante” come from?
durante (Interlingua) comes from Portuguese durante, from Italian Durante, from Latin dūrāns, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.
durante (Interlingua): during
Definitions
- during
Ancestry of “durante”, step by step
durante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese durante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | durante | during; for; a type of glossy wool fabric |
| 2 | Italian | Durante | during |
| 3 | Latin | dūrāns | hardening |
| 4 | Latin | dūrō | to harden, make hard |
| 5 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |
via Spanish durante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | durante | during, in, over; for |