Where does “dūrus” come from?

dūrus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

Ancestry of “dūrus”, step by step

dūrus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic dūros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicdūros—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
3Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

via Proto-Indo-European deru-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanderu-firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid

Words derived from “dūrus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Italic dūros →
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