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Where does “Templer” come from?

Templer (German) comes from Old French templier, from Latin templum, from Proto-Indo-European t(e)mp-lo-s, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Templer (German): a Templar

Definitions

  1. a Templar

Ancestry of “Templer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtemplier—
2Latintempluman open space for augural observation; open,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeant(e)mp-lo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “Templer”

  • Templerorden
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