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Where does “unimpassioned” come from?

Unimpassioned derives from English impassioned with the prefix un-, tracing back through English passion and Latin passus to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to suffer or endure.

unimpassioned (English): Not impassioned; lacking passion; without emotion

Definitions

  1. Not impassioned; lacking passion; without emotion

Ancestry of “unimpassioned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimpassionedFilled with intense emotion or passion; fervent
2Englishimpassionmake passionate, instill passion in
3EnglishpassionAny great, strong, powerful emotion, especially...
4Middle Englishpassionpassion, that which must be endured, suffering,...
5Old Frenchpassionpassion
6Latinpassiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “unimpassioned”

  • unimpassionedly
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