Where does “passionary” come from?
passionary (English) comes from English passion, from Middle English passion, from Old French passion, from Latin passiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
passionary (English): A book in which the sufferings of saints and...
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- A book in which the sufferings of saints and...
Ancestry of “passionary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | passion | Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | passion | passion, that which must be endured, suffering,... |
| 3 | Old French | passion | passion (suffering) |
| 4 | Latin | passiō | suffering; enduring |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |