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Where does “pacjentka” come from?

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

pacjentka (Polish): female equivalent of pacjent

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of pacjent

Ancestry of “pacjentka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpacjentpatient
2GermanPatientpatient
3Latinpatiēns—
4LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
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