Where does “temperamentum” come from?

temperamentum (Latin) comes from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

temperamentum (Latin): a mixture of things in proper proportion or measure

Definitions

  1. a mixture of things in proper proportion or measure

Ancestry of “temperamentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintemperōto divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate
2Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “temperamentum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tempos →Every word from Latin tempus →