ending vs lasting

ending

noun
  • A termination or conclusion. 

  • The last part of something. 

  • The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -s in "dogs"). 

lasting

noun
  • A durable woollen material formerly used for women's shoes. 

  • The act or process of shaping footwear on a last. 

adj
  • Persisting for an extended period of time. 

How often have the words ending and lasting occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )