Where does “printemps” come from?
printemps (French) comes from Old French printans, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
printemps (French): spring
Definitions
- spring
Ancestry of “printemps”, step by step
printemps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French printans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | printans | spring |
| 2 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via Latin primum tempus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | primum tempus | — |