Where does “untemptingly” come from?
untemptingly (English) comes from English untempting, from English tempting, 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.
untemptingly (English): In a way that is not tempting
Definitions
- In a way that is not tempting
Ancestry of “untemptingly”, step by step
untemptingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untempting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untempting | Not tempting |
| 2 | English | tempting | Attractive, appealing, enticing; Seductive,... |
| 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 |