Where does “unimpatiently” come from?
unimpatiently (English) comes from English unimpatient, from English impatient, from Old French impacient, from Latin impatiēns, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
unimpatiently (English): In an unimpatient manner; without impatience
Definitions
- In an unimpatient manner; without impatience
Ancestry of “unimpatiently”, step by step
unimpatiently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unimpatient
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unimpatient | Not impatient; patient |
| 2 | English | impatient | Restless and intolerant of delays; Anxious and... |
| 3 | Old French | impacient | — |
| 4 | Latin | impatiēns | that cannot bear; avoiding, fleeing |
| 5 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |