Where does “Templar” come from?
Templar comes from Old French templier, a member of a military religious order.
Templar (English): One of the Knights Templar
Definitions
- One of the Knights Templar
Ancestry of “Templar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Templer | a Templar |
| 2 | Old French | templier | — |
| 3 | Latin | templum | an open space for augural observation; open,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | t(e)mp-lo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |