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vehemens.

very eager; impetuous, ardent, furious

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈwe.(ɦ)ɛ.mẽːs]Classical-Latin[ˈvɛː.e.mens]
  1. very eager; impetuous, ardent, furious

    declension-3 · one-termination
  2. vehement

    declension-3 · one-termination
  3. emphatic

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Disputed. The Century Dictionary (1911) traces this with uncertainty to vehō (“carry”) + mēns (“mind”), thus "one who gets carried away in mind" → "ardent"; this appears to be supported by De Vaan. An alternative explanation (Sihler; essentially Lewis and Short) makes the first element vē- (“out of”) in a fanciful spelling, connecting it to Sanskrit वहिस् (vahis, alternative form of बहिस् (bahís, “out”)).

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