Where does “tempter” come from?
Tempter derives from Old French -er, which comes from Latin -arius, ultimately from Latin tendo meaning to stretch or extend.
tempter (English): Someone or something that tempts; A seducer,...
Definitions
- Someone or something that tempts; A seducer,...
Ancestry of “tempter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tempter | — |
| 2 | Middle English | tempten | to tempt |
| 3 | Old French | tempter | to tempt; to act as a temptation |
| 4 | Latin | temptō | to test the strength; to make an attack upon |
| 5 | Latin | tendō | to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |