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Where does “permanent” come from?

permanent (Middle French) comes from Latin permanentem — accusative masculine singular of permanēns;...

permanent (Middle French): permanent

Definitions

  1. permanent

Ancestry of “permanent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpermanentemaccusative masculine singular of permanēns;...

Words derived from “permanent”

  • permanent
  • permanently
  • impermanent
  • perm
  • semipermanent
  • nonpermanent
  • semipermanently
  • impermanently
  • nonpermanently
  • permie
  • permanentize
  • subpermanent
  • permanental
  • LaPerm
  • ultrapermanent
  • semi-permanent
  • パーマ
  • パーマネント
  • 파마
  • impermanent
  • pemenen
  • permanent
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