Where does “temet” come from?
temet (Latin) comes from Latin tē, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
temet (Latin): yourself
Ancestry of “temet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tē | — |
| 2 | Latin | tū | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tū | you |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |