Where does “tempestful” come from?
tempestful (English) comes from English tempest, from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempesta, from Latin tempestās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
tempestful (English): Having tempests
Definitions
- Having tempests
Ancestry of “tempestful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tempest | A storm, especially one with severe winds; Any... |
| 2 | Old French | tempeste | storm; tempest |
| 3 | Latin | tempesta | time, season |
| 4 | Latin | tempestās | portion, point, or space of time; time, season, period |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |