Where does “intolerably” come from?
Intolerably derives from Middle French intolerable, from Latin intolerabilis, composed of the Latin prefix in- and Latin tolerabilis, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "not" and "together."
intolerably (English): In an intolerable manner; beyond endurance
Definitions
- In an intolerable manner; beyond endurance
Ancestry of “intolerably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intolerable | not tolerable; not capable of being borne or... |
| 2 | Middle French | intolerable | — |
| 3 | Latin | intolerabilis | intolerable, insupportable; impatient |
| 4 | Latin | tolerabilis | bearable, supportable, endurable, passable,... |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |