Etymology

duration

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Today it means: An amount of time or a particular time interval. Full definition →

Middle English duracioun ← Old French duracion ← Medieval Latin dūrātiō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dweh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dweh₂rós
  3. Proto-Italic*dūros
  4. Latindūrus
  5. Latindūrō
  6. Medieval Latindūrātiō
  7. Old Frenchduracion
  8. Middle Englishduracioun
  9. English todayduration

From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin dūrātiō.

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