Where does “temporizingly” come from?
temporizingly (English) comes from English temporizing, from English temporize, from Middle French temporiser, from Medieval Latin temporizāre, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
temporizingly (English): In a temporizing or yielding manner
Definitions
- In a temporizing or yielding manner
Ancestry of “temporizingly”, step by step
temporizingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English temporizing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | temporizing | Of or relating to temporization; The act of one... |
| 2 | English | temporize | To deliberately act evasively or prolong a... |
| 3 | Middle French | temporiser | to wait one's time, temporize |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | temporizāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |