Where does “perdurable” come from?
perdurable (Middle English) comes from Old French pardurable, from Medieval Latin perdurabilis, from Latin perdūrāre.
Ancestry of “perdurable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | pardurable | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | perdurabilis | — |
| 3 | Latin | perdūrāre | — |