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Where does “paciencia” come from?

paciencia (Spanish) comes from Latin patientia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

paciencia (Spanish): patience, forbearance

Definitions

  1. patience, forbearance

Ancestry of “paciencia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatientiasuffering; patience, endurance, forbearance;...
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “paciencia”

  • pasensya
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