myEtymology.com: English etymology of durative

Etymology of the English word durative

the English word durative

derived from the English word duration

derived from the Old French word duration

derived from the Medieval Latin word duratio (duration)

derived from the Latin word duratus

derived 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-

using the English suffix -ive

derived from the French suffix -ive

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus

Dutch duratief, French duratif, German durativ, Norwegian durativ, Swedish durativ