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Why are things "infectious" but not "infectionate", but you can be "affectionate" but not "affectious"?
Because that's not how language works! 'Infectious' came directly from Latin, yes, but 'affectionate' came to us through a detour in Old French. Also, 'affectious' sounds weird. There, sorted.
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