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Where does “passionnément” come from?

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

passionnément (French): passionately, to distraction

Definitions

  1. passionately, to distraction

Ancestry of “passionnément”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpassionnépassionate, impassioned; past participle of...
2Frenchpassionnerto impassionate, to motivate; to take an avid...
3Frenchpassionpassion
4Middle Frenchpassionpassion
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
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