Where does “tempofrost” come from?
tempofrost (English) comes from English temporary, from Latin temporārius, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
tempofrost (English): Ground (usually on the planet Mars) that is permafrost for much of the time but undergoes periodic thawing
Definitions
- Ground (usually on the planet Mars) that is permafrost for much of the time but undergoes periodic thawing
Ancestry of “tempofrost”, step by step
tempofrost 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 English Frost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Frost | A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing |
| 2 | Middle English | frost | Cold, freezing, or frosty weather; weather that... |
| 3 | Old English | frost | produced by metathesis |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | prustós | frost |