Etymology

permanent

per·ma·nent
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Today it means: Without end, eternal. Full definition →

Middle English permanent ← Middle French permanent ← Latin permanēns
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  1. Latin · derived frompermanēns
  2. Middle French · derived frompermanent
  3. Middle English · inherited frompermanent
  4. English todaypermanent

From Middle English permanent, permanente, from Middle French permanent, from Latin permanēns, from permaneō (“to stay through”). First attested in the 15th century.

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