Where does “pacient” come from?

pacient (Middle English) comes from Middle French patient, from Old French pacient, from Latin patiēns, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

pacient (Middle English): Able or willing to bear pain or suffering

Definitions

  1. Able or willing to bear pain or suffering

Ancestry of “pacient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpatient—
2Old Frenchpacient—
3Latinpatiēnssuffering, enduring
4LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “pacient”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin patior →Every word from Latin patiēns →