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Where does “attemperate” come from?

attemperate (English) comes from Latin attemperatus, from Latin attempero, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

attemperate (English): Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted; To...

Definitions

  1. Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted; To...

Ancestry of “attemperate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinattemperatusfitted, adjusted, accommodated
2LatinattemperoI fit, adjust, accommodate
3Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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