Where does “temporanju” come from?
temporanju (Maltese) comes from Italian temporaneo, from Latin temporaneus, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
temporanju (Maltese): temporary
Definitions
- temporary
Ancestry of “temporanju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | temporaneo | temporary, provisional, interim, makeshift;... |
| 2 | Latin | temporaneus | timely, opportune |
| 3 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |