passion

Middle English

noun

Definitions

passion, that which must be endured, suffering, pain; asf

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French passion inherited from Old English passion, passio (Christ's passion) derived from Latin passio (suffering, passion).

Origin

Latin

passio

Gloss

suffering, passion

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Care Sunday English
Passionist English
Passiontide English
dispassion English
empassion English
impassion English
mispassion English
outpassion English
passion English
passion-ridden English
passional English
passionary English
passionful English
passionless English
unpassion English
passio Latin
passio, passionem Latin
passiō Latin
patior Latin
Passion German
passion French
*peh₁- Proto-Indo-European
pasja Polish
passion Old English
passion, passio Old English
passion Old French
passie Middle Dutch
passion Middle French
pasheni Swahili