endurable

The word 'endurable' is built on the Latin root 'durus', meaning hard or lasting, which is also the source of words like 'durable' and 'duration'. The prefix 'en-', derived from Latin 'in-', was added to form the verb 'endure', meaning to make hard or to last through hardship. Finally, the suffix '-able' was attached to create the adjective form, shifting the meaning from the act of bearing to the quality of being bearable. Thus, the literal construction "capable of being made to last" evolved into the modern sense of something that can be tolerated or suffered through.

Structure: en (cause to be) + dur (hard, lasting) + able (capable of) - en: A prefix of Latin origin (via French), meaning "to cause to be, put into". - dur: A root of Latin origin (from 'durus', meaning hard, lasting, enduring). - able: A suffix of Latin origin (via French), meaning "capable of, fit for".