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Where does “templar” come from?

templar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish temprar, from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

templar (Spanish): to temper; to cool down; to warm up

Definitions

  1. to temper; to cool down; to warm up

Ancestry of “templar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishtemprar—
2Latintemperō—
3Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “templar”

  • templado
  • temple
  • templado
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