Where does “天麩羅” come from?
天麩羅 (Japanese) comes from Portuguese tempero, from Portuguese temperar, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
天麩羅 (Japanese): tempura: a Japanese dish made from seafood,...
Definitions
- tempura: a Japanese dish made from seafood,...
Ancestry of “天麩羅”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | tempero | seasoning |
| 2 | Portuguese | temperar | to season; to temper |
| 3 | Latin | temperō | — |
| 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... |