English word template comes from Latin tempesta, Proto-Indo-European *temp-, Proto-Italic *temalom, and later French temple (Temple (for worship).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| tempesta | Latin (lat) | |
| *temp- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to stetch, string, to stretch, string, to pull, stretch |
| *temalom | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *t(e)mp-lo-s | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| templum | Latin (lat) | A temple, shrine, sacred place. An open area, especially for augury. |
| temple | French (fr) | Temple (for worship). |
| templet | French (fr) | |
| templet | English (en) | A pattern, guide, or model used to indicate the shape any piece of work is to assume when finished.. A strip of metal used in boiler-making, pierced with a series of holes, and serving as a guide in marking out a line of rivet-holes. |
| template | English (en) | (molecular biology) A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.. (object-oriented) A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.. A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.. A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects. [...] |
