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Where does “cryotemperature” come from?

cryotemperature (English) comes from English temperature, from Latin temperatura, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

cryotemperature (English): A very low temperature, especially one reached...

Definitions

  1. A very low temperature, especially one reached...

Ancestry of “cryotemperature”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtemperatureA measure of cold or heat, often measurable with...
2Latintemperaturadue or proper measure, proportion, composition or...
3Latintemperō—
4Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
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