Where does “tolerant” come from?

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

tolerant (Norwegian Nynorsk): tolerant

Definitions

  1. tolerant

Ancestry of “tolerant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtoléranttolerant; present participle of tolérer
2Old Frenchtolerant—
3Latintolerānsbearing, enduring, tolerating, tolerant
Every word from Latin tolerāns →Every word from Old French tolerant →Every word from French tolérant →