Where does “patientspeak” come from?

patientspeak (English) comes from English speak, from Middle English speke, from Old English specan, from Old English sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European spreg- — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

patientspeak (English): The style of language used by medical patients

Definitions

  1. The style of language used by medical patients

Ancestry of “patientspeak”, step by step

patientspeak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English speak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspeakTo communicate with one's voice, to say words out...
2Middle Englishspeke
3Old EnglishspecanAlternative form of sprecan; to speak
4Old Englishsprecanto speak, talk
5Proto-West Germanic*sprekanto speak
6Proto-Germanicsprekanąto speak, to make a noise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspreg-to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...

via English patient

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpatientWilling to wait if necessary; not losing one's...
2Middle EnglishpacientAble or willing to bear pain or suffering
3Middle Frenchpatient
4Old Frenchpacient
5Latinpatiēnssuffering, enduring
6LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spreg-
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