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Where does “temporaire” come from?

temporaire (French) comes from Latin temporārius, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

temporaire (French): temporary

Definitions

  1. temporary

Ancestry of “temporaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintemporārius—
2Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “temporaire”

  • temporairement
  • temporär
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