myEtymology.com: French etymology of endurer

Etymology of the French word endurer

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 endurer in French dates from the 11th century.

English endure

Provençal endurar

Word found in Old French