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Where does “soportable” come from?

soportable (Spanish) comes from Spanish soportar, from Latin supportāre, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

soportable (Spanish): tolerable, bearable

Definitions

  1. tolerable, bearable

Ancestry of “soportable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsoportarto bear, to endure, to withstand, put up with,...
2Latinsupportāre—
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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