Where does “tempo dulu” come from?
tempo dulu (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tempo, from Malay tempoh, from Dutch tempo, from Italian tempo, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
Ancestry of “tempo dulu”, step by step
tempo dulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian tempo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tempo | tempo; time; when |
| 2 | Malay | tempoh | period, time limit |
| 3 | Dutch | tempo | tempo; tempo, time; moment in time |
| 4 | Italian | tempo | time; time, age, period; part |
| 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... |