Where does “durante” come from?

durante (Italian) comes from Italian durare, 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 (Italian): during; in the course of; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. during; in the course of; present participle of...

Ancestry of “durante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandurareto last; to bear, to endure
2Latindūrōto harden, make hard
3Latindūrus—
4Proto-Italicdūros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
6Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Italic dūros →