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Where does “patiens” come from?

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

Ancestry of “patiens”, step by step

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