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Where does “tolerar” come from?

tolerar (Portuguese) comes from Latin tolero, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

tolerar (Portuguese): to tolerate, endure

Definitions

  1. to tolerate, endure

Ancestry of “tolerar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintoleroI bear, endure, tolerate, put up with, support; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “tolerar”

  • tolero
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