Where does “temperamenttisuus” come from?
temperamenttisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish temperamenttinen, 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...
temperamenttisuus (Finnish): temperamentality
Definitions
- temperamentality
Ancestry of “temperamenttisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | temperamenttinen | temperamental |
| 2 | Finnish | temperamentti | temperament |
| 3 | Swedish | temperament | — |
| 4 | Latin | temperamentum | a mixture of things in proper proportion or measure |
| 5 | Latin | temperō | to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate |
| 6 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |