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Where does “dépassionner” come from?

dépassionner (French) comes from French passionner, from French passion, from Middle French passion, from Old French passion, from Latin passiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dépassionner (French): to defuse, take the sting out of

Definitions

  1. to defuse, take the sting out of

Ancestry of “dépassionner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpassionnerto impassionate, to motivate; to take an avid...
2Frenchpassionpassion
3Middle Frenchpassionpassion
4Old Frenchpassionpassion
5Latinpassiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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