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Where does “indurescere” come from?

indurescere (Latin) comes from Latin induro, 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 “indurescere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininduroI make or become hard; harden
2Latindūrō—
3Latindūrus—
4Proto-Italicdūros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
6Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
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