Where does “impatient” come from?

impatient (French) comes from Latin impatiēns, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impatient (French): impatient; impatient person

Definitions

  1. impatient; impatient person

Ancestry of “impatient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpatiēnsthat cannot bear; avoiding, fleeing
2Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “impatient

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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