Where does “patient” come from?
Patient comes from Middle French patient, from Old French pacient, from Latin patiens, the present participle of patior meaning to suffer or endure, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peh₁-.
patient (English): Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's...
Definitions
- Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's...
Ancestry of “patient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | pacient | — |
| 2 | Middle French | patient | — |
| 3 | Old French | pacient | — |
| 4 | Latin | patiēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
Words derived from “patient”