Where does “intertemporal” come from?
Intertemporal comes from Latin intemporalis, formed from inter- (between) and temporalis (of time), derived from tempus (time) and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European temp-.
intertemporal (English): Describing any relationship between past, present...
Definitions
- Describing any relationship between past, present...
Ancestry of “intertemporal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | temporal | Of or relating to time; Of limited time;... |
| 2 | Middle English | temporal | — |
| 3 | French | temporel | temporal |
| 4 | Latin | temporālis | — |
| 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... |
Words derived from “intertemporal”