Etymology of the English word durable
the English word
durablederived from the Old French word
durablederived from the Old French word
durerderived from the Latin word
durare (harden, make hard; become hard)
derived from the Latin word
durus (hard, stern; harsh)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deru-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deuə-derived from the Latin word
durabilisderived from the Latin word
durare (harden, make hard; become hard)
derived from the Latin word
durus (hard, stern; harsh)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deru-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deuə-Date
The earliest known usage of durable in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
nondurableUsage
Word found in Modern English
