Where does “Toleranz” come from?
Toleranz (German) comes from German tolerieren, from Latin tolero, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.
Toleranz (German): tolerance
Definitions
- tolerance
Ancestry of “Toleranz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tolerieren | to tolerate |
| 2 | Latin | tolero | I bear, endure, tolerate, put up with, support; I... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |