Where does “apasionante” come from?

apasionante (Spanish) comes from Spanish apasionar, from Spanish pasión, from Old Spanish Passion, from Latin passiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

apasionante (Spanish): exciting, interesting, heady

Definitions

  1. exciting, interesting, heady

Ancestry of “apasionante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishapasionarto impassion; to get excited; become a fan
2Spanishpasiónpassion; inertia, idleness
3Old SpanishPassionPassion
4Latinpassiōsuffering; enduring
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-