Etymology of the English word durance
the English word
durancederived from the Old French word
durancederived 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
*deuÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of durance in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
