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Where does “tolérable” come from?

tolérable (French) comes 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;...

tolérable (French): tolerable

Definitions

  1. tolerable

Ancestry of “tolérable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintolerabilisbearable, supportable, endurable, passable,...
2Latin-bilis-ble
3Proto-Italic-ðlis—
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “tolérable”

  • tolérablement
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