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Temporary etymology

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English word temporary comes from Proto-Indo-European *temp-, Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ-, and later Latin temporarius (Temporal, temporary. Transitory.)

Detailed word origin of temporary

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*temp- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to stetch, string, to stretch, string, to pull, stretch
*tengʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*tempos Proto-Indo-European (ine) stretch
temporis Latin (lat)
temporarius Latin (lat) Temporal, temporary. Transitory.
temporary English (en) Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.. Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.

Words with the same origin as temporary

Descendants of *temp-

contemporary temper temperature temple tempo