Where does “permanent” come from?

permanent (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin permanēns, from Latin permaneo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

permanent (Norwegian Nynorsk): permanent

Definitions

  1. permanent

Ancestry of “permanent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpermanēnslasting, continuing, ongoing
2LatinpermaneoI stay to the end, hold out, endure; last,...
3Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
4Proto-Italicperi-—

Words derived from “permanent”

Every word from Proto-Italic peri- →Every word from Latin per- →Every word from Latin permaneo →