English word permanent comes from Latin maneo
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| maneo | Latin (lat) | (transitive) I wait for, expect. I last, endure. I spend the night. I stay, remain. |
| permaneo | Latin (lat) | I devote my life to, live by.. I persist, persevere.. I stay to the end, hold out, endure; last, survive, continue. |
| permanens | Latin (lat) | |
| permanent | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | Permanent. |
| permanent | English (eng) | Lasting for an indefinitely long time.. Without end, eternal. (transitive, dated) To perm (the hair). (linear algebra, combinatorics) Given an n \times n matrix a_{ij} \,, the sum over all permutations \pi \, of \prod_{i=1}^n{a_{i\pi(i)}}.. A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm. |