myEtymology.com: French etymology of endurance

Etymology of the French word endurance

the French word endurance

derived from the Old French word endurer

derived from the Latin word indurare (make hard)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

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 Latin prefix indu-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en

derived from the Latin word rare (sparsely, thinly; at wide intervals)

The earliest known usage of endurance in French dates from the 13th century.

English endurance