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Where does “temperatus” come from?

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

temperatus (Latin): qualified, tempered, moderated; ordered,...

Definitions

  1. qualified, tempered, moderated; ordered,...

Ancestry of “temperatus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “temperatus”

  • temperate
  • intemperate
  • temperately
  • intemperately
  • temperateness
  • intemperateness
  • untemperate
  • subtemperate
  • nontemperate
  • untemperateness
  • untemperately
  • temperatorum
  • temperatamente
  • temperato
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