"expressive of strong feeling, filled with passion," c. 1600, past-participle adjective from impassion.
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impassion v.
1590s, "inflame with passion," from Italian impassionare "to fill with passion," from assimilated form of in- "in, into" (from PIE root *en "in") + passione "passion," from Latin passionem (see passion). Related: Impassioned; impassionable. Formerly also empassion.