Where does “telepatient” come from?

telepatient (English) comes from English patient, from Middle English pacient, from Middle French patient, from Old French pacient, from Latin patiēns, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

telepatient (English): A patient who uses a telehealth service to...

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A patient who uses a telehealth service to...

Ancestry of “telepatient”, step by step

telepatient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English patient

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

via English tele

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	tele	Alternative form of telly
2	English	tele-	over a distance; television; telegraph
3	Ancient Greek	τῆλε	far off, afar, far away
4	Proto-Indo-European	kʷelh₁-	to move; to turn, go round; turn, become

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin patior →Every word from Latin patiēns →