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Where does “temple” come from?

temple (Spanish) comes from Spanish templar, 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...

temple (Spanish): mood; humour; mettle; courage; spunk; tempering

Definitions

  1. mood; humour; mettle; courage; spunk; tempering

Ancestry of “temple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtemplarto temper; to cool down; to warm up
2Old Spanishtemprar—
3Latintemperō—
4Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
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