English
perseverance
Perseverance comes from Latin persevērāns ‘enduring’, from persevērō ‘to persevere’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to hold’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to hold’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séǵʰwr̥‘holding’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*seɣwēros‘severe’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsevērus‘severe, serious, strict, stern, stringent, austere, harsh, grave (in demeanor)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpersevērō‘to persevere’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpersevērāns‘enduring’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpersevērantia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400perseverance
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500perseveraunce‘Perseverance, constancy’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004perseverance
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to hold’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séǵʰwr̥‘holding’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*seɣwēros‘severe’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsevērus‘severe, serious, strict, stern, stringent, austere, harsh, grave (in demeanor)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpersevērō‘to persevere’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpersevērāns‘enduring’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpersevērantia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400perseverance
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500perseveraunce‘Perseverance, constancy’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004perseverance
Earliest quotation: 2004, Chris Wallace: “It had taken nine years from the evening that…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to hold’
school, sketch, scholar, hector, hectic, epoch, scholastic, schema, shul, 23 more
through Latin sevērus ‘severe, serious, strict, stern, stringent,…’
Today it means
noun Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- / perseverance