Etymology of the Latin word passio
the Latin word
passio (suffering; passion)
derived from the Late Latin word
passus (spread out; outstretched; dried; step, pace)
derived from the Latin word
pati (suffer; allow; undergo)
derived from the Latin word
pandere (spread out [passis manibus => with hands outstretched])
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*petə-Derivations in Latin
passionarius,
patripassiani,
Passiflora,
passionalisDerivations in other languages
French
passion, Italian
passione, Portuguese
passionistaCognates
Dutch
passie, English
passion, French
passion, German
Passion, Icelandic
passíu, Italian
passione, Portuguese
paixâo, Spanish
pasion, Swedish
passionUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, Late Latin
