In a forceful, passionate, or emphatic way; with great intensity of feeling.
From Latin 'vehemens' meaning 'violent' or 'impetuous,' possibly related to 'vehere' meaning 'to carry or drive,' describing something that carries or drives with force.
The root 'vehemens' originally described physical force—something violent or driving—but over time it shifted to describing emotional force, showing how our language moves from physical to emotional metaphors.
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