Where does “tempu” come from?
tempu (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu tempu, from Portuguese tempo, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
tempu (Papiamentu): time; weather; season
Ancestry of “tempu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kabuverdianu | tempu | time; weather; season |
| 2 | Portuguese | tempo | time; a duration of time, especially a long one;... |
| 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... |