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Where does “tolérant” come from?

tolérant (French) comes from Old French tolerant, from Latin tolerāns.

tolérant (French): tolerant; present participle of tolérer

Definitions

  1. tolerant; present participle of tolérer

Ancestry of “tolérant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtolerant—
2Latintolerāns—

Words derived from “tolérant”

  • aérotolérant
  • métallotolérant
  • tolerant
  • tolerant
  • tolerant
Every word from Latin tolerāns →