## Etymology
From Latin 'vehementia' ('eagerness, violence'), from 'vehemens' ('impetuous, ardent'), perhaps from 've-' (intensive) + 'mens' ('mind') or related to 'vehere' ('to carry').

## AI Etymology
Vehemence comes from Latin 'vehementia' ('eagerness, violence'), from 'vehemens' ('impetuous, ardent'), perhaps from 've-' (intensive) + 'mens' ('mind') or related to 'vehere' ('to carry'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "the quality of showing strong, forceful feeling or conviction", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin vehementia and Latin vehemens. Related words include vehement, vehemently.

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