Where does “tolerationist” come from?
tolerationist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
tolerationist (English): An advocate of tolerationism
Definitions
- An advocate of tolerationism
Ancestry of “tolerationist”, step by step
tolerationist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English toleration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toleration | Endurance of evil, suffering etc; The allowance... |
| 2 | Middle French | toleration | — |
| 3 | Latin | tolerātiōnem | — |
| 4 | Latin | tolero | I bear, endure, tolerate, put up with, support; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |