'debt-tolerant' originates from the combination of 'debt' and 'tolerant', where 'debt' refers to money owed and 'tolerant' means having the ability to endure or accept.

'debt' comes from the Old French word 'dette', which evolved from the Latin 'debitum', meaning 'something owed'. 'Tolerant' comes from the Latin 'tolerare', meaning 'to endure'.

Initially, 'debt' meant 'something owed', and 'tolerant' meant 'to endure'. Together, they evolved to describe an entity's ability to manage debt without distress.