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Where does “toleranced” come from?

toleranced (English) comes from English tolerance, from Middle French tolerance, from Latin tolerantia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

toleranced (English): Having a specified tolerance

Definitions

  1. Having a specified tolerance

Ancestry of “toleranced”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoleranceThe ability to endure pain or hardship;...
2Middle Frenchtolerance—
3Latintolerantianominative neuter plural of tolerāns; accusative...
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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