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Where does “supratemporal” come from?

supratemporal (English) comes from English temporal, from Middle English temporal, from French temporel, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

supratemporal (English): Above the temporal lobe; That transcends time; A...

Definitions

  1. Above the temporal lobe; That transcends time; A...

Ancestry of “supratemporal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtemporalOf or relating to time; Of limited time;...
2Middle Englishtemporal—
3Frenchtemporeltemporal
4Latintemporālis—
5Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
7Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
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