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Where does “pasión” come from?

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

pasión (Spanish): passion; inertia, idleness

Definitions

  1. passion; inertia, idleness

Ancestry of “pasión”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SpanishPassion—
2Latinpassiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “pasión”

  • apasionadamente
  • apasionado
  • apasionar
  • pasionaria
  • pasionaria
  • pasionaria
  • Pasion
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