Where does “toleration” come from?
Toleration derives from Middle French toleration, from Latin toleratio (the act of enduring), from Latin tolero (to bear or endure), from Proto-Indo-European telh₂-.
toleration (English): Endurance of evil, suffering etc; The allowance...
Definitions
- Endurance of evil, suffering etc; The allowance...
Ancestry of “toleration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | toleration | — |
| 2 | Latin | tolerātiōnem | — |
| 3 | Latin | tolero | I bear, endure, tolerate, put up with, support; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |