Patient
/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/noun
A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
Did you know?The Latin root 'pati' means 'to suffer', revealing a profound link between patience and enduring hardship, suggesting that to be patient is to bear pain with grace.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pə́t-
“to suffer, to endure”
Latin
Latin
pati
“to endure, to suffer”
Old French
Old French
pacient
“one who suffers, patient”
Middle English
Middle English
pacient
“one who endures pain or hardship”
Modern English
English
patient
“one who receives medical treatment or suffers through a situation”