How do you say favorite in latin?

1. What is the Latin root for favorite?
2. What is favor in Latin?
3. What is the Latin word for passion?
4. What is the Latin name for unique?

What is the Latin root for favorite?

The word favorite is at the root of favoritism, from the Latin root favere, "to show kindness to."

What is favor in Latin?

From Middle English favour, favor, faver, from Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old French favor, from Latin favor (“good will; kindness; partiality”), from faveō (“to be kind to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow ...

What is the Latin word for passion?

The Latin origin of passion is “pati,” meaning “suffer,” and the word gained popularity in Christian theology referring to the sacrificial suffering of martyrs. In the sixteenth century, passion began to refer to sexual love and a sense of strong liking or enthusiasm, seemingly the opposite of its original use.

What is the Latin name for unique?

Sui generis (/ˌsuːi ˈdʒɛnərɪs/ SOO-ee JEN-ər-iss, Latin: [ˈsʊ. iː ˈɡɛnɛrɪs]) is a Latin phrase that means "of its/their own kind", "in a class by itself", therefore "unique".