Where does “temptless” come from?
temptless (English) comes from English tempt, from Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
temptless (English): Without tempting or temptation
Definitions
- Without tempting or temptation
Ancestry of “temptless”, step by step
temptless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tempt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tempt | To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by... |
| 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 |