Where does “tremper” come from?
tremper (Middle French) comes from Old French temprer, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
tremper (Middle French): to soak; to drench
Definitions
- to soak; to drench
Ancestry of “tremper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | temprer | to temper; to moderate; to milden the water in a... |
| 2 | Latin | temperō | to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate |
| 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... |