Etymology of tolerate, tolerance
The verb tolerate comes from the Latin tolero (tolerate, bear, endure, raise), which derives from the Greek verb talao - tlo (tolerate, bear, endure, raise; τλάω -ώ).
From the same root.
English: tolerate, tolerable, tolerant, tolerance, toleration
French: tolerer, tolerable, tolerence, tolerant
Italian: tollerare, tollerabile, tolleranza, tollerante
Spanish: tolerar, tolerable, tolerancia, tolerantismo
German: tolerieren, Toleranz, tolerant, dulden, Duldung , Geduld
In modern Greek (Romeika).
a) tolmi: daring, boldness, audacity [τόλμη]
b) tolmo: dare [τολμώ]
c) tolmiros: daring, bold [τολμηρός]
d) talas: one who suffers, patient, enduring [τάλας]
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