Etymology

duramen

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Latin dūrāmen ← Proto-Italic *dūros ← Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂rós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dweh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dweh₂rós
  3. Proto-Italic*dūros
  4. Latindūrus
  5. Latindūrō
  6. Latindūrāmen
  7. English todayduramen

Borrowed from Latin dūrāmen.

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