Where does “tolerating” come from?
Tolerating derives from the Latin past participle toleratus of tolerare, meaning "to bear or endure," from the Proto-Indo-European root telh₂-.
tolerating (English): present participle of tolerate
Definitions
- present participle of tolerate
Ancestry of “tolerating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tolerate | To allow to exist or occur without interference |
| 2 | Latin | tolerātus | — |
Words derived from “tolerating”