Where does “temporary” come from?
Temporary comes from Latin temporarius, derived from Latin tempus meaning time, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tempos and its root temp-.
temporary (English): Not permanent; existing only for a period or...
Definitions
- Not permanent; existing only for a period or...
Ancestry of “temporary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | temporārius | appropriate to the times, timely; according to the age; proper to the season, seasonable; trendy, fashionable, contemporary |
| 2 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |