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Where does “intempestive” come from?

intempestive (Romanian) comes from Romanian intempestiv, from French intempestif, from Latin intempestīvus, from Latin tempestīvus, from Latin tempestās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

intempestive (Romanian): feminine plural of intempestiv

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of intempestiv

Ancestry of “intempestive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianintempestivuntimely, ill-timed
2Frenchintempestifuntimely, mistimed
3Latinintempestīvus—
4Latintempestīvus—
5Latintempestās—
6Latin-tās—
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
9Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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