English

semidurable

From semi- + durable.

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂- ‘long, distant’

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Latin dūrō ‘harden, make hard’

Latin dūrābilis ‘lasting, permanent’

Old French durable

Middle English durable

Today it means

adj Somewhat durable.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / semidurable