Where does “dura” come from?

dura (Romanian) comes from French durer, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

dura (Romanian): to build; to make; to light a fire

Definitions

  1. to build; to make; to light a fire

Ancestry of “dura”, step by step

dura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French durer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdurerto last
2Old Frenchdurerto last
3Latindūrōto harden, make hard
4Latindūrus—
5Proto-Italicdūros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
7Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

via Latin dolō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindolōto hew, chop into shape
2Ancient Greekδόλοςtrick, deceit; wiles; bait

Words derived from “dura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Italic dūros →
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