Where does “tempérer” come from?
tempérer (French) comes from Old French temprer, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
tempérer (French): to temper, to soothe, to assuage
Definitions
- to temper, to soothe, to assuage
Ancestry of “tempérer”, step by step
tempérer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French temprer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | temprer | to temper; to moderate; to milden the water in a... |
| 2 | Latin | temperō | to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate |
| 3 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via Latin temperāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | temperāre | — |