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Where does “patient” come from?

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

Ancestry of “patient”, step by step

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

Words derived from “patient”

  • patient
  • patiently
  • outpatient
  • inpatient
  • nonpatient
  • interpatient
  • patientive
  • intrapatient
  • pseudopatient
  • patientcare
  • unpatient
  • overpatient
  • patientness
  • patientless
  • omnipatient
  • patientlike
  • noninpatient
  • cyberpatient
  • unpatientness
  • telepatient
  • patient
  • patiemment
  • suikerpatiënt
  • patiënt
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