Where does “untolerable” come from?
untolerable (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;...
untolerable (English): Obsolete form of intolerable
Definitions
- Obsolete form of intolerable
Ancestry of “untolerable”, step by step
untolerable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tolerable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |