Where does “temporiser” come from?
temporiser (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin temporizāre, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
temporiser (Middle French): to wait one's time, temporize
Definitions
- to wait one's time, temporize
Ancestry of “temporiser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | temporizāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |