passionate

passionate · adjective¹

1. Medieval Latin · derived frompassiōnātus“affected, impassioned, libidinous, easely angered”
2. Middle English · inherited frompassionat
3. English todaypassionate

From Middle English passionat, from Medieval Latin passiōnātus (“affected, impassioned, libidinous, easely angered”). Equivalent to passion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French passionné.

passionate · verb²

From passion + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French passionner.