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passionatus

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Pronunciation

  • Classical: [pas.si.oːˈnaː.tʊs][1]
  • Ecclesiastical: [pas.si.oˈnaː.tus][1]

Forms

passiōnātus (feminine passiōnāta, neuter passiōnātum, superlative passiōnātissimus); first/second-declension adjective[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin passiō (“suffering; passion”) + -ātus.[2][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler dates its first record to about 1360,[2] with the meaning “affected, afflicted”.[2][4]

Semantic evolution

Medieval writers used it of someone afflicted or moved,[4] and of someone endowed with passions;[4] Ockham distinguishes a broad sense, having passions, from a strict one, having passions that incline against right reason.[4] In philosophy it also meant endowed with qualities or properties.[4][1] A document of 1409 cited by Du Cange uses it, after French passionné, for hostile or partisan.[5] English passionate was formed from it in the early 15th century.[3]

Timeline

  • c. 1360 – First record, for “affected, afflicted”.[2]
  • 1409 – A document cited by Du Cange uses it for “hostile”.[5]
  • early 15th century – English passionate is recorded, from Medieval Latin passionatus.[3]

Meanings

Adjective

  1. (Medieval Latin) afflicted, suffering.[4][1][6]
  2. (Medieval Latin) Subject to passions; passionate, driven by desire.[4][1][6]
  3. (Medieval Latin, philosophy) Having qualities or properties.[4][1]
  4. (Medieval Latin) hostile, partisan.[5]

Word family

  • passiōnātē

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  3. ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press
  5. ^ a b c du Cange, Charles du Fresne, et al. (1883–1887), Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis, augmented ed. by Léopold Favre, Niort: L. Favre
  6. ^ a b Lexicon mediae et infimae Latinitatis Polonorum (1953–), Kraków: Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN; electronic ed. elexicon.scriptores.pl