Where does “untemptably” come from?
untemptably (English) comes from English untemptable, from English temptable, from English tempt, from Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων — to stretch, to extend.
untemptably (English): So as not to be tempted
Definitions
- So as not to be tempted
Ancestry of “untemptably”, step by step
untemptably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untemptable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untemptable | Not temptable; that cannot be tempted |
| 2 | English | temptable | Capable of being tempted; liable to be tempted |
| 3 | English | tempt | To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by... |
| 4 | Middle English | tempten | to tempt |
| 5 | Old French | tempter | to tempt; to act as a temptation |
| 6 | Latin | temptō | to test the strength; to make an attack upon |
| 7 | Latin | tendō | to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |