Where does “Körpertemperatur” come from?
Körpertemperatur (German) comes from German Temperatur, from Latin temperatura, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
Körpertemperatur (German): body temperature
Definitions
- body temperature
Ancestry of “Körpertemperatur”, step by step
Körpertemperatur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Temperatur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Temperatur | temperature |
| 2 | Latin | temperatura | due or proper measure, proportion, composition or... |
| 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... |