Where does “patiently” come from?
Patiently comes from English patient, Middle French patient, Latin patiens meaning "suffering," and Latin pati meaning "to suffer."
patiently (English): In a patient manner
Definitions
- In a patient manner
Ancestry of “patiently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | patient | Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's... |
| 2 | Middle English | pacient | Able or willing to bear pain or suffering |
| 3 | Middle French | patient | — |
| 4 | Old French | pacient | — |
| 5 | Latin | patiēns | suffering, enduring |
| 6 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |