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Where does “Patient” come from?

Patient (German) comes from Latin patiēns, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

Patient (German): patient

Definitions

  1. patient

Ancestry of “Patient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatiēns—
2LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “Patient”

  • Privatpatientin
  • Privatpatient
  • Patientin
  • Kassenpatientin
  • Kassenpatient
  • Dialysepatient
  • Dialysepatientin
  • pacjent
  • pacjentka
  • páciens
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →