Where does “Temperatur” come from?

Temperatur (German) comes 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...

Temperatur (German): temperature

Definitions

  1. temperature

Ancestry of “Temperatur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintemperaturadue or proper measure, proportion, composition or...
2Latintemperōto divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate
3Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “Temperatur

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temp-