Where does “patient” come from?

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

patient (Old French): patient

Definitions

  1. patient

Ancestry of “patient”, step by step

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

Words derived from “patient”

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