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Where does “temerarious” come from?

temerarious (English) comes from Latin temerārius, from Latin temerē, from Proto-Italic temezi, from Proto-Indo-European témHos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

temerarious (English): Recklessly daring or bold

Definitions

  1. Recklessly daring or bold

Ancestry of “temerarious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintemerārius—
2Latintemerē—
3Proto-Italictemeziin darkness, blindly
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantémHosdarkness
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “temerarious”

  • temerity
  • temerariously
  • temerariousness
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