Where does “xerotolerant” come from?

xerotolerant (English) comes from English tolerant, from French tolérant, from Old French tolerant, from Latin tolerāns — bearing, enduring, tolerating, tolerant.

xerotolerant (English): Capable of thriving in a dry environment

Definitions

  1. Capable of thriving in a dry environment

Ancestry of “xerotolerant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtoleranttending to permit, allow, understand, or accept...
2Frenchtoléranttolerant; present participle of tolérer
3Old Frenchtolerant—
4Latintolerānsbearing, enduring, tolerating, tolerant
Every word from Latin tolerāns →Every word from Old French tolerant →Every word from French tolérant →