Where does “temperar” come from?

temperar (Portuguese) comes from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

temperar (Portuguese): to season; to temper

Definitions

  1. to season; to temper

Ancestry of “temperar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintemperōto divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate
2Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “temperar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tempos →Every word from Latin tempus →