Where does “tempo” come from?
Tempo comes from Italian tempo, from Latin tempus meaning "time," from Proto-Indo-European tempos, ultimately from the root temp-.
tempo (English): A frequency or rate; A move which is part of...
Definitions
- A frequency or rate; A move which is part of...
Ancestry of “tempo”, step by step
tempo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English temporary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | temporary | Not permanent; existing only for a period or... |
| 2 | Latin | temporārius | appropriate to the times, timely; according to the age; proper to the season, seasonable; trendy, fashionable, contemporary |
| 3 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via Italian tempo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tempo | time; time, age, period; part |