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Where does “dūros” come from?

dūros (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

Ancestry of “dūros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
2Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

Words derived from “dūros”

  • during
  • duration
  • endure
  • enduring
  • durable
  • durability
  • duress
  • obdurate
  • unendurable
  • dour
  • endurable
  • dur
  • durance
  • dure
  • obduracy
  • durant
  • enduringly
  • durational
  • durably
  • nondurable
  • dourly
  • obdurately
  • unendurably
  • perdurable
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