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Where does “temulency” come from?

temulency (English) comes from Latin temulentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

temulency (English): Intoxication, drunkenness

Definitions

  1. Intoxication, drunkenness

Ancestry of “temulency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintemulentiadrunkenness
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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