Where does “durăitoare” come from?

durăitoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian durăi, from Romanian dura, from French durer, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s — far; long.

durăitoare (Romanian): waterfall

Definitions

  1. waterfall

Ancestry of “durăitoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandurăito somersault, to roll
2Romaniandurato build; to make; to light a fire
3Frenchdurerto last
4Old Frenchdurerto last
5Latindūrōto harden, make hard
6Latindūrus—
7Proto-Italicdūros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
9Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →