Etymology

perdurable

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Today it means: Very durable; long-lasting. Full definition →

Middle English perdurable ← Old French pardurable ← Medieval Latin perdūrābilis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromperdurāre“to endure”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromperdūrābilis
  3. Old French · derived frompardurable
  4. Middle English · inherited fromperdurable
  5. English todayperdurable

From Middle English perdurable, from Old French pardurable, from Medieval Latin perdūrābilis, from Latin perdurāre (“to endure”), from per- (“throughout”) + durare (“to last”).

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