Where does “temperamentality” come from?
temperamentality (English) comes from English temperamental, from English temperament, from Middle English temperament, from Middle French tempérament, from Latin temperamentum, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
temperamentality (English): The state or condition of being temperamental
Definitions
- The state or condition of being temperamental
Ancestry of “temperamentality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | temperamental | Of, related to, or caused by temperament; Subject... |
| 2 | English | temperament | A moderate and proportionable mixture of elements... |
| 3 | Middle English | temperament | — |
| 4 | Middle French | tempérament | — |
| 5 | Latin | temperamentum | — |
| 6 | Latin | temperō | — |
| 7 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |