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Where does “pacient” come from?

pacient (Catalan) comes from Latin patiēns, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

pacient (Catalan): patient

Definitions

  1. patient

Ancestry of “pacient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatiēns—
2LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “pacient”

  • pacientment
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