Where does “paleotemperature” come from?
paleotemperature (English) comes from English temperature, from Latin temperatura, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
paleotemperature (English): The temperature at a location in the geologic...
Definitions
- The temperature at a location in the geologic...
Ancestry of “paleotemperature”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | temperature | A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with... |
| 2 | Latin | temperatura | due or proper measure, proportion, composition or... |
| 3 | Latin | temperō | — |
| 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... |