Where does “temperować” come from?
temperować (Polish) comes from French tempérer, 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...
temperować (Polish): to sharpen
Definitions
- to sharpen
Ancestry of “temperować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tempérer | to temper, to soothe, to assuage |
| 2 | Old French | temprer | to temper; to moderate; to milden the water in a... |
| 3 | Latin | temperō | to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate |
| 4 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |