Etymology of the English word tolerate
the English word
toleratederived from the Latin word
tolerare (bear, endure, tolerate)
derived from the Latin word
tollere (lift, raise; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*telə-Date
The earliest known usage of tolerate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
tolerated,
toleratingCognates
Dutch
tolerern, French
tolérer, German
tolerieren, Italian
tolerare, Latin
tolerare, Norwegian
tolerere, Spanish
tolerar, Swedish
tolereraUsage
Word found in Modern English
