Where does “temperare” come from?

temperare (Italian) comes from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

temperare (Italian): to sharpen; to temper; to quench

Definitions

  1. to sharpen; to temper; to quench

Ancestry of “temperare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “temperare”

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