Where does “template” come from?
Template derives from English templet, from French templet, from French temple, from Latin tempora, from Latin tempus meaning "time" or "a period of time," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European temp-.
template (English): A physical object whose shape is used as a guide...
Definitions
- A physical object whose shape is used as a guide...
Ancestry of “template”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | templet | A pattern, guide, or model used to indicate the... |
| 2 | French | templet | a stretcher |
| 3 | French | temple | temple for worship |
| 4 | Old French | temple | temple |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | temp(u)la | — |
| 6 | Latin | tempora | nominative plural of tempus; accusative plural of... |
| 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... |