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Where does “tempora” come from?

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

tempora (Latin): nominative plural of tempus; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of tempus; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “tempora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “tempora”

  • template
  • temporomandibular
  • templet
  • temporoparietal
  • nontemplate
  • temporospatial
  • temporopolar
  • nanotemplate
  • temporofacial
  • subtemplate
  • templatize
  • temporooccipital
  • temporomaxillary
  • temporoammonic
  • temporomalar
  • temporoparietooccipital
  • biotemplate
  • antitemplate
  • templatelike
  • templateless
  • temporospectral
  • templatizable
  • temporoorbital
  • templater
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