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Origin and history of permanence

permanence(n.)

"enduring presence or existence, continuance in the same condition or place," early 15c., from Old French parmanence and directly from Medieval Latin permanentia (early 14c.), from Latin permanens "remaining" (see permanent). Related: Permanency.

also from early 15c.

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permanent(adj.)

"enduring, unchanging, unchanged, lasting or intended to last indefinitely," early 15c., from Old French permanent, parmanent (14c.) or directly from Latin permanentem (nominative permanens) "remaining," present participle of permanere "endure, hold out, continue, stay to the end," from per "through" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "through") + manere "stay" (from PIE root *men- (3) "to remain").

Related: Permanently. As a noun meaning "permanent wave," by 1909. Of clothing, permanent press, in reference to a process designed to produce lasting creases in fabric," is attested from 1964.

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