Where does “paćenik” come from?

paćenik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pȁtiti, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

paćenik (Serbo-Croatian): martyr; sufferer

Definitions

  1. martyr; sufferer

Ancestry of “paćenik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȁtitito suffer (pain, illness, torment etc.)
2LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin patior →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pȁtiti →
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