Where does “unpatiently” come from?
unpatiently (English) comes from English unpatient, 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.
Ancestry of “unpatiently”, step by step
unpatiently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unpatient
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpatient | Obsolete form of impatient |
| 2 | English | patient | Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's... |
| 3 | Middle English | pacient | Able or willing to bear pain or suffering |
| 4 | Middle French | patient | — |
| 5 | Old French | pacient | — |
| 6 | Latin | patiēns | suffering, enduring |
| 7 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |