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Where does “templum” come from?

templum (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European t(e)mp-lo-s, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

templum (Latin): an open space for augural observation; open,...

Definitions

  1. an open space for augural observation; open,...

Ancestry of “templum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeant(e)mp-lo-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “templum”

  • temple
  • template
  • contemplation
  • contemplate
  • templet
  • templed
  • contemplator
  • nontemplate
  • templelike
  • contemplant
  • nanotemplate
  • subtemplate
  • contemplatist
  • templatize
  • contemplatest
  • contemplateth
  • contemplable
  • contemplatable
  • biotemplate
  • templegoer
  • nontemple
  • antitemplate
  • templatelike
  • templater
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