Where does “temporair” come from?
temporair (Dutch) comes from French temporaire, from Latin temporārius, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
Ancestry of “temporair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | temporaire | temporary |
| 2 | Latin | temporārius | appropriate to the times, timely; according to the age; proper to the season, seasonable; trendy, fashionable, contemporary |
| 3 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |