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Where does “pertemptatus” come from?

pertemptatus (Latin) comes from Latin pertempto, from Latin temptō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

pertemptatus (Latin): tested thoroughly

Definitions

  1. tested thoroughly

Ancestry of “pertemptatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpertemptoI test, try, attempt thoroughly
2Latintemptō—
3Latintendō—
4Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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