Etymology

durable

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Today it means: Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring. Full definition →

Middle English durable ← Old French durable ← Latin dūrābilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromdūrābilis“lasting, permanent”
  2. Old French · derived fromdurable
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdurable
  4. English todaydurable

From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin dūrābilis (“lasting, permanent”), from dūrō (“harden, make hard”).

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