Where does “tempo” come from?
tempo (Italian) comes from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
tempo (Italian): time; time, age, period; part
Definitions
- time; time, age, period; part
Ancestry of “tempo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
Words derived from “tempo”