Where does “downtempo” come from?
downtempo (English) comes from English tempo, from English temporary, from Latin temporārius, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
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Ancestry of “downtempo”, step by step
downtempo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tempo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tempo | A frequency or rate; A move which is part of... |
| 2 | English | temporary | Not permanent; existing only for a period or... |
| 3 | Latin | temporārius | appropriate to the times, timely; according to the age; proper to the season, seasonable; trendy, fashionable, contemporary |
| 4 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |