Where does “passionate” come from?
passionate (Latin) comes from Latin passionatus, from Latin passionare — to be affected with passion.
passionate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of passiōnātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of passiōnātus
Ancestry of “passionate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | passionatus | Full of passion |
| 2 | Latin | passionare | to be affected with passion |