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Where does “intemerateness” come from?

intemerateness (English) comes from English intemerate, 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;...

intemerateness (English): The state of being unpolluted; purity

Definitions

  1. The state of being unpolluted; purity

Ancestry of “intemerateness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishintemeratepure, undefiled, chaste
2Latinintemerātus—
3Latintemeratusdefiled
4Latintemerō—
5Latintemerē—
6Proto-Italictemeziin darkness, blindly
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantémHosdarkness
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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