vehement

/ˈviəmənt/VEE-uh-muhnt

/ˈviəmənt/VEE-uh-muhnt

Meaningcarried away

Common meaning: forceful and passionate

vehto carry, conveyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1962 · scan
mentnoun ending: act or result

Journey through time

Latinvehō, vēxī, vectum‘to carry, convey’
Frenchvehement
Englishvehement‘forceful and passionate’ · today

veh also in: vehicle convex invective

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin vehō ‘to carry, convey’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vehō, p. 1962 · dictionary scan

Roots

vehō, vēxī, vectum Latin “to carry, convey”

Related words

convex invective vehicle

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