Where does “untemperateness” come from?
untemperateness (English) comes from English untemperate, from English temperate, from Latin temperatus, from Latin tempero, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
untemperateness (English): Quality of being untemperate
Definitions
- Quality of being untemperate
Ancestry of “untemperateness”, step by step
untemperateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untemperate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untemperate | Obsolete form of intemperate |
| 2 | English | temperate | Moderate; not excessive; Moderate in the... |
| 3 | Latin | temperatus | qualified, tempered, moderated; ordered,... |
| 4 | Latin | tempero | I divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate; I... |
| 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... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |