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English word temple comes from Proto-Indo-European *temp-, Proto-Indo-European *temh₂-
*temp- (Proto-Indo-European)
to stetch, string, to stretch, string, to pull, stretch
*temh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
*t(e)mp-lo-s (Proto-Indo-European)
*tempos (Proto-Indo-European)
stretch
*temalom (Proto-Italic)
temporis (Latin)
tempora (Latin)
templum (Latin)
A temple, shrine, sacred place. An open area, especially for augury.
temple (Old French)
(anatomy) temple Temple (building where religious services take place).
templ (Old English)
temple (Middle English)
temple (English)
(anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head, back of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch and in front of the ear.. (ophthalmology) Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.