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