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Where does “intemerate” come from?

intemerate (English) comes from Latin intemerātus, from Latin temeratus, from Latin temerō, from Latin temerē, from Proto-Italic temezi, from Proto-Indo-European témHos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

intemerate (English): pure, undefiled, chaste

Definitions

  1. pure, undefiled, chaste

Ancestry of “intemerate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintemerātus—
2Latintemeratusdefiled
3Latintemerō—
4Latintemerē—
5Proto-Italictemeziin darkness, blindly
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantémHosdarkness
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “intemerate”

  • intemerateness
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