Where does “tepid” come from?
Tepid comes from Latin tepidus, formed with the Latin suffix -idus from Proto-Italic tepēō, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root tep- meaning to warm.
tepid (English): Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool; Uninterested;...
Definitions
- Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool; Uninterested;...
Ancestry of “tepid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tepidus | tepid, moderately warm; lukewarm, cool, cooled;... |
| 2 | Latin | tepeō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tepēō | be warm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tep-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
Words derived from “tepid”