Where does “impatiently” come from?
Impatiently derives from Middle English -ly added to Latin impatiens, from Latin in- meaning "not" and patiens meaning "enduring," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not."
impatiently (English): without patience
Definitions
- without patience
Ancestry of “impatiently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impatient | Restless and intolerant of delays; Anxious and... |
| 2 | Old French | impacient | — |
| 3 | Latin | impatiēns | that cannot bear; avoiding, fleeing |
| 4 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |