Where does “temporal” come from?
temporal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tempo, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
temporal (Portuguese): temporal; downpour; heavy rain; temporal bone
Definitions
- temporal; downpour; heavy rain; temporal bone
Ancestry of “temporal”, step by step
temporal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese tempo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tempo | time; a duration of time, especially a long one;... |
| 2 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via Latin temporālis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 2 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |