What is the Latin word for permanent?

The usual Latin words for “permanent” are perdūrō, permaneō, continuus; also maneō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“permanent” in Latin

perdūrōto harden; to endure permaneōto stay to the end, hold out; to last, continue, remain, endure, abide, persist, persevere; to survive, outlive continuuscontinuous, uninterrupted, successive, lasting; straight, in a row, whole; following one after another, successive, succ maneōto stay, remain, abide; to await, wait for, expect (be in store for); to wait

The English word permanent itself goes back to Latin maneō, through permanēns.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

permanent

perdurans; permanens; perpetuus continens; continuus: to be permanent, manere; permanere; perdu rare.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for permanent?: The usual Latin words for “permanent” are perdūrō, permaneō, continuus; also maneō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.