Where does “tolerablish” come from?
tolerablish (English) comes from English tolerable, from Middle English tolerable, from Middle French tolerable, from Latin tolerabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
tolerablish (English): Somewhat tolerable
Ancestry of “tolerablish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tolerable | Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured;... |
| 2 | Middle English | tolerable | — |
| 3 | Middle French | tolerable | — |
| 4 | Latin | tolerabilis | bearable, supportable, endurable, passable,... |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |