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Where does “tempera” come from?

tempera (Finnish) comes from Italian tempera, from Italian temperare, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

tempera (Finnish): tempera

Definitions

  1. tempera

Ancestry of “tempera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantemperatempera, distemper; tempera painting; Alternative...
2Italiantemperareto sharpen; to temper; to quench
3Latintemperō—
4Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “tempera”

  • öljytempera
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