DictionaryRoot: pati
Latin
pati
undergo, endure, or suffer
Forms
- pati
- pass- — The changed form used for completed action.
Origin
An inherited Latin experience word with uncertain deeper ancestry.
Note
The original range included undergoing something, not only experiencing pain.
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noun
impatience
im-PAY-shuhns/ɪmˈpeɪʃns/
Restlessness or irritation when kept waiting or prevented from getting what you want.
Etymology
The underlying idea is not enduring something with composure. Applied to waiting, that inability to bear existing conditions becomes the restlessness or annoyance caused by delay.