Where does “intolerant” come from?
Intolerant comes from French intolérant, from Latin intolerāns, meaning "unable to be borne or endured."
intolerant (English): Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear;...
Definitions
- Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear;...
Ancestry of “intolerant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | intolérant | intolerant; not tolerant |
| 2 | Latin | intolerans | impatient, intolerant; insufferable, intolerable |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “intolerant”