Where does “atemporal” come from?
Atemporal derives from English temporal with the prefix a-, from Latin ad- and Latin ad meaning "to," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo and al-.
atemporal (English): Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or...
Definitions
- Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or...
Ancestry of “atemporal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | temporal | Of or relating to time; Of limited time;... |
| 2 | Middle English | temporal | — |
| 3 | French | temporel | temporal |
| 4 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 5 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |