Where does “unpatient” come from?
unpatient (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.
unpatient (English): Obsolete form of impatient
Definitions
- Obsolete form of impatient
Ancestry of “unpatient”, step by step
unpatient 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |