Where does “orotemperate” come from?
orotemperate (English) comes from English temperate, from Latin temperatus, from Latin tempero, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
orotemperate (English): Describing a temperate mountain climate
Definitions
- Describing a temperate mountain climate
Ancestry of “orotemperate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | temperate | Moderate; not excessive; Moderate in the... |
| 2 | Latin | temperatus | qualified, tempered, moderated; ordered,... |
| 3 | Latin | tempero | I divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate; I... |
| 4 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |