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Where does “tempred” come from?

tempred (Middle English) comes from Old English ġetemprod, from Old English ġetemprian, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Ancestry of “tempred”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġetemprodtempered, moderate, goverened, cured
2Old Englishġetemprianto temper, moderate, govern, cure
3Latintemperō—
4Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “tempred”

  • tempered
  • untempered
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