Where does “unpatientness” come from?
unpatientness (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.
unpatientness (English): Lack of patience
Ancestry of “unpatientness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unpatient | Obsolete form of impatient |
| 2 | English | patient | Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's... |
| 3 | Middle English | pacient | — |
| 4 | Middle French | patient | — |
| 5 | Old French | pacient | — |
| 6 | Latin | patiēns | — |
| 7 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |