Where does “tempics” come from?
tempics (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...
tempics (English): A method of reading narratives in terms of time...
Definitions
- A method of reading narratives in terms of time...
Ancestry of “tempics”, step by step
tempics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English temporal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | temporal | Of or relating to time; Of limited time;... |
| 2 | Middle English | temporal | — |
| 3 | French | temporel | temporal |
| 4 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 5 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via English poetics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poetics | The theory of poetry, or of literature in general |