Where does “insuportável” come from?
insuportável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese suportável, from Portuguese suportar, from Old Portuguese soportar, from Latin supportāre, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
insuportável (Portuguese): unsupportable, unbearable, intolerable
Definitions
- unsupportable, unbearable, intolerable
Ancestry of “insuportável”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | suportável | supportable, bearable, tolerable |
| 2 | Portuguese | suportar | to tolerate; put up with; take |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | soportar | — |
| 4 | Latin | supportāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |