Where does “frontotemporal” come from?
Frontotemporal comes from English temporal, from Middle English temporal, from Latin temporālis (relating to time), from Latin tempus (time), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European temp-.
frontotemporal (English): Of or pertaining to the frontal and temporal...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the frontal and temporal...
Ancestry of “frontotemporal”, step by step
frontotemporal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English temporal
| 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... |
via Spanish temporal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | temporal | temporal; temporary; storm |