Where does “durare” come from?

durare (Romanian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

durare (Romanian): building, construction

Definitions

  1. building, construction

Ancestry of “durare”, step by step

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