Etymology 101
Word/Cognate of the Day: Patience
Patience (abstract noun): of Latin origin patientia; the Latin root is pati or pass; the Proto-Indo-European root is pei, all of which mean to suffer or endure; firm and unyielding (like a river's current). To suffer without complaint.
...yes, patience is truly a virtue...
Other words with the Latin cognate include: passion; compassion; compatible
Thus, a person in the hospital would be considered a patient (concrete noun) because they are suffering from an illness or disease; and to heal, they must be patient (adjective) to see the best results.
Greek form of pass/pati is pathos, which means feeling. Words with this cognate include: sympathy; empathize; pathology; pathetic; allopathic; psychopath; antipathetic, etc...
Word/Cognate of the Day: Patience
Patience (abstract noun): of Latin origin patientia; the Latin root is pati or pass; the Proto-Indo-European root is pei, all of which mean to suffer or endure; firm and unyielding (like a river's current). To suffer without complaint.
...yes, patience is truly a virtue...
Other words with the Latin cognate include: passion; compassion; compatible
Thus, a person in the hospital would be considered a patient (concrete noun) because they are suffering from an illness or disease; and to heal, they must be patient (adjective) to see the best results.
Greek form of pass/pati is pathos, which means feeling. Words with this cognate include: sympathy; empathize; pathology; pathetic; allopathic; psychopath; antipathetic, etc...
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