Etymology

passionless

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Today it means: Lacking in passion. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English passion
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₁tós
  3. Proto-Italic*patosder.?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pet-der.?
  5. Latinpatior
  6. Latinpassiō
  7. Old Englishpassion
  8. Latinpassiō
  9. Old Frenchpassion
  10. Middle Englishpassioun
  11. Englishpassion
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  14. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  15. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  16. English todaypassionless

From passion + -less.

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