Where does “patient” come from?

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

patient (Danish): patient person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person

Definitions

  1. patient person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person

Ancestry of “patient”, step by step

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

Words derived from “patient

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁-Every word from Latin patiorEvery word from Latin patiēns
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