Where does “patiënte” come from?
patiënte (Dutch) comes from Dutch patiënt, from Middle French patient, from Old French pacient, from Latin patiēns, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
Ancestry of “patiënte”, step by step
patiënte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch patiënt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | patiënt | patient, someone who receives therapeutic... |
| 2 | Middle French | patient | — |
| 3 | Old French | pacient | — |
| 4 | Latin | patiēns | suffering, enduring |
| 5 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
via Dutch e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | e | — |