Where does “temporize” come from?
Temporize comes from English -ize, Middle English -isen, Middle French -iser, Medieval Latin -izo, Ancient Greek -ίζειν, and Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, a suffix forming verbs.
temporize (English): To deliberately act evasively or prolong a...
Definitions
- To deliberately act evasively or prolong a...
Ancestry of “temporize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | temporiser | to wait one's time, temporize |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | temporizāre | — |
| 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... |