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

templum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European t(e)mp-lo-s

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

via Proto-Italic temalom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italictemalom
2Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “templum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temp-
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