Where does “trempette” come from?
trempette (French) comes from French tremper, from Middle French tremper, 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...
trempette (French): paddle, dip; dip
Ancestry of “trempette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tremper | to soak, to drench, to wet; to dip, to dunk; to... |
| 2 | Middle French | tremper | to soak; to drench |
| 3 | Old French | temprer | to temper; to moderate; to milden the water in a... |
| 4 | Latin | temperō | — |
| 5 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |