Where does “temporiza” come from?
temporiza (Romanian) comes from French temporiser, from Middle French temporiser, from Medieval Latin temporizāre, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
temporiza (Romanian): to temporize, stall for time
Definitions
- to temporize, stall for time
Ancestry of “temporiza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | temporiser | to temporize |
| 2 | Middle French | temporiser | to wait one's time, temporize |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | temporizāre | — |
| 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... |