Where does “temperamenttinen” come from?
temperamenttinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish temperamentti, from Swedish temperament, from Latin temperamentum, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
temperamenttinen (Finnish): temperamental
Definitions
- temperamental
Ancestry of “temperamenttinen”, step by step
temperamenttinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish temperamentti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | temperamentti | temperament |
| 2 | Swedish | temperament | — |
| 3 | Latin | temperamentum | a mixture of things in proper proportion or measure |
| 4 | Latin | temperō | to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate |
| 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 Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |