Where does “intemperament” come from?
intemperament (English) comes from English temperament, from Middle English temperament, from Middle French tempérament, from Latin temperamentum, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
intemperament (English): A bad state
Definitions
- A bad state
Ancestry of “intemperament”, step by step
intemperament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English temperament
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | temperament | A moderate and proportionable mixture of elements... |
| 2 | Middle English | temperament | — |
| 3 | Middle French | tempérament | — |
| 4 | Latin | temperamentum | a mixture of things in proper proportion or measure |
| 5 | Latin | temperō | to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate |
| 6 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |