Etymology

intolerable

in·tol·er·able
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Today it means: Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured. Full definition →

First used the 15th c.Middle English intolerable ← Middle French intolerable ← Latin intolerābilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromintolerābilis
  2. Middle French · derived fromintolerable
  3. Middle English · inherited fromintolerable
  4. English todayintolerable

Inherited from Middle English intolerable, borrowed from Middle French intolerable, from Latin intolerābilis. By surface analysis, in- + tolerable.

First known use, by meaning

  • from the 15th c. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.

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