Where does “contratemps” come from?
contratemps (Catalan) comes from Catalan temps, from Old Occitan temps, from Old Occitan tems, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
contratemps (Catalan): setback, obstacle
Ancestry of “contratemps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | temps | time; weather |
| 2 | Old Occitan | temps | Alternative form of tems |
| 3 | Old Occitan | tems | time |
| 4 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |