Where does “halotolerant” come from?

halotolerant (English) comes from English tolerant, from French tolérant, from Old French tolerant, from Latin tolerāns — bearing, enduring, tolerating, tolerant.

halotolerant (English): Able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in...

Definitions

  1. Able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in...

Ancestry of “halotolerant”, step by step

halotolerant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tolerant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtoleranttending to permit, allow, understand, or accept...
2Frenchtoléranttolerant; present participle of tolérer
3Old Frenchtolerant—
4Latintolerānsbearing, enduring, tolerating, tolerant

via English halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaloA circular band of coloured light, visible around...
2Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk
Every word from Latin tolerāns →