Toleration
/ˌtɒl.əˈreɪ.ʃən/noun
The act of allowing or accepting something that one dislikes or disagrees with.
Did you know?Its deepest root is the PIE *telh₂-* “to bear, support,” the same ancient burden-root behind words like “doleful” and “dull” through separate branches of history.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*telh₂-
“to bear, support, endure”
Latin
Latin
tolerāre
“to bear, endure, support”
Late Latin
Latin
tolerātiō
“endurance, forbearance”
Old French
Old French
toleracion
“endurance; allowance, permission”
Middle English
English
toleracioun
“the act of enduring or putting up with something”
Modern English
English
toleration
“the act or policy of allowing something disliked or opposed”