Where does “intemperismo” come from?
intemperismo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese intempérie, from Latin intemperiēs, from Latin temperies, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
intemperismo (Portuguese): weathering natural breaking down of rocks
Definitions
- weathering natural breaking down of rocks
Ancestry of “intemperismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | intempérie | any destructive weather event |
| 2 | Latin | intemperiēs | intemperance, inclemency |
| 3 | Latin | temperies | temperature; temperateness |
| 4 | Latin | temperō | to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate |
| 5 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |