Where does “temple” come from?
temple (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin temp(u)la, from Latin tempora, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
temple (Old French): temple
Definitions
- temple
Ancestry of “temple”, step by step
temple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin temp(u)la
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | temp(u)la | — |
| 2 | Latin | tempora | nominative plural of tempus; accusative plural of... |
| 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... |