Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*peh₁-
9 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁-, most common first.
- patientWilling to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
- passionA true desire sustained or prolonged.
- passiveBeing subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
- patienceThe quality of being patient.
- fiendA devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
- fendTo take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
- penuryExtreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
- impenitentNot penitent; specifically (Christianity), not repenting of one's sins; unrepentant.
- pentimentoThe presence of traces of a previous work in an artistic or literary work; especially (painting) an image which has been painted over but is still detectable.