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Where does “durabilité” come from?

durabilité (Old French) comes from Latin durabilitas, from Latin dūrābilis, 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 “durabilité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindurabilitasdurability
2Latindūrābilis—
3Latindūrō—
4Latindūrus—
5Proto-Italicdūros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
7Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

Words derived from “durabilité”

  • durability
  • nondurability
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