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dulce m. (Adjective, Noun) "sweet;" "candy" 10th cent. Old Spanish duz, duce. From Latin dulcis "sweet." From Proto-Italic *dulkwi- 'id.' Of unknown origin, presumably borrowed from another language. Indo-European Romance Asturian dulce, Portuguese doce, Galician doce, Catalan dolç, French doux, Italian dolce, Aromanian dultsi, Romanian dulce, Sardinian durke Hellenic Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukys), Mycenaean de-re-u-ko The adjective "sweet" is original. The noun "candy" is a later innovation, though the innovation may have occurred in very ancient times (the secondary meaning of "dessert" or "candy" spans the Western Romance languages). Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
dura f. (Noun) "duration" From Latin durus "hard" (see duro). The meaning broadened in Latin from "hard" to "lasting over a period of time." Indo-European Romance Portuguese duro, Galician duro, Catalan dur, French dur, Italian duro, Romanian dur, Sardinian duru Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
durante (Adverb) "during" 15th cent. Originally meaning "hard." From Latin durans "enduring" (but originally "hardening;" contrast dura and duro), a past participle of durare "to harden," itself from durus "hard" (see duro). Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
duro (Adjective) "hard" 13th cent. From Latin durus 'id.' From Proto-Italic *dūro- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *du̯h₂-ro- 'id.' From the root *du̯eh₂- "to endure." Also the origin of the surname Duro and its diminutive surname Durelo. Indo-European Romance Portuguese duro, Galician duro, Catalan dur, French dur, Italian duro, Romanian dur, Sardinian duru Hellenic Ancient Greek δηρός (derós) Armenian Armenian erkar Indo-Iranian Sanskrit dūrá- "far," Avestan dūrāt̃ 'id.' Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008. Tibón, G. Diccionario etimológico comparado de los apellidos españoles, hispanoamericanos y filipinos. Editorial Diana: Mexico. 1988.
dux m. (Noun) "doge" From Latin dux "general" From Proto-Italic *duk- "lead," From Proto-Indo-European *duk- 'id.,' from the verb *deu̯k-e/o- "to pull." See also dogo (2) and inducir. Indo-European Romance French duc, Italian doge, Romanian duce de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.