Added 8 October 2026
passion
/ˈpæʃən/ noun
In Latin: perturbatio Wiktionary
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verb
- To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
- To give a passionate character to.
Origin
From Middle English passioun, passion, from Old French passion (and in part from Old English passion), from Latin passio (“suffering”), noun of action from perfect passive participle passus (“suffered”), from deponent verb patior (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”), see also Old English fēond (“devil, enemy”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (faian, “to blame”).
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