Where does “xenopatient” come from?
xenopatient (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.
xenopatient (English): A patient who has received a xenograft
Definitions
- A patient who has received a xenograft
Ancestry of “xenopatient”, step by step
| 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 |