Where does “antetemple” come from?
antetemple (English) comes from English Temple, from Middle English temple, from Old French temple, from Vulgar Latin temp(u)la, from Latin tempora, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
antetemple (English): The portico or narthex in an ancient temple or...
Definitions
- The portico or narthex in an ancient temple or...
Ancestry of “antetemple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Temple | — |
| 2 | Middle English | temple | — |
| 3 | Old French | temple | temple |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | temp(u)la | — |
| 5 | Latin | tempora | nominative plural of tempus; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |