Where does “Dante” come from?

Dante (Italian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Dante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianDuranteduring
2Latindūrānshardening
3Latindūrōto harden, make hard
4Latindūrus
5Proto-Italicdūros
6Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
7Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Italic dūros
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