Where does “tempra” come from?
tempra (Italian) comes from Proto-Brythonic *tɨmper, from Latin temperies, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
tempra (Italian): tempering, hardening; temper; constitution,...
Definitions
- tempering, hardening; temper; constitution,...
Ancestry of “tempra”, step by step
tempra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Brythonic *tɨmper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | *tɨmper | — |
| 2 | Latin | temperies | temperature; temperateness |
| 3 | Latin | temperō | to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate |
| 4 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via Italian temprare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | temprare | to temper; to strengthen or toughen |