Where does “忍耐強い” come from?

忍耐強い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 強い, from Old Japanese つよい.

忍耐強い (Japanese): patient; persevering; of great fortitude

Definitions

  1. patient; persevering; of great fortitude

Ancestry of “忍耐強い”, step by step

忍耐強い traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 強い

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese強いstrong, durable, powerful; strong, competent;...
2Old Japaneseつよい—

via Japanese 忍耐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese忍耐patience, perseverance, endurance
Every word from Old Japanese つよい →Every word from Japanese 強い →