Where does “intolerance” come from?
Intolerance comes from French intolérance, derived from Latin intolerantia, meaning inability to endure or bear.
intolerance (English): The state of being intolerant; An intolerant word...
Definitions
- The state of being intolerant; An intolerant word...
Ancestry of “intolerance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | intolérance | intolerance |
| 2 | Latin | intolerantia | impatience; intolerance; nominative neuter plural... |
| 3 | Latin | intolerans | impatient, intolerant; insufferable, intolerable |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |