Where does “tiepido” come from?
tiepido (Italian) comes from Latin tepidus, from Latin tepeō, from Proto-Italic tepēō, from Proto-Indo-European tep-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
tiepido (Italian): tepid, lukewarm; half-hearted
Definitions
- tepid, lukewarm; half-hearted
Ancestry of “tiepido”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tepidus | tepid, moderately warm; lukewarm, cool, cooled;... |
| 2 | Latin | tepeō | to be warm, lukewarm or tepid |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tepēō | be warm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tep-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |