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-sion

 
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a noun suffix appearing in loanwords from Latin: compulsion.
Compare -tion.

Origin:
< L, equiv. to -s(us), var. of -tus ptp. suffix + -iōn- -ion

-tion

 
a suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with verbs, whether as expressing action (revolution; commendation), or a state (contrition; starvation), or associated meanings (relation; temptation).
Also, -ation, -cion, -ion, -sion, -xion.

Origin:
< L -tiōn- (s. of -tiō), equiv. to -t(us) ptp. suffix + -iōn- -ion
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-tion 
suffix forming nouns from verbs, from L. -tionem, accusative of noun suffix -tio (gen. -tionis) forming nouns of condition and action (the -t- is the Latin pp. stem).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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