English
extemporanea
Extemporanea comes from Latin extemporāneus ‘extemporaneous’, from tempus ‘off the cuff’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *temp- ‘to stretch, string’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temp-‘to stretch, string’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tempos‘stretch’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtempusas tempore‘off the cuff’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEextemporāneus‘extemporaneous’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEextemporāneaneuter plural of extemporāneus
- Englishearliest quotation 1926extemporanea
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temp-‘to stretch, string’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tempos‘stretch’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtempusas tempore‘off the cuff’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEextemporāneus‘extemporaneous’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEextemporāneaneuter plural of extemporāneus
- Englishearliest quotation 1926extemporanea
Earliest quotation: 1926, Dorothy Parker, Comment: “Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, /…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *temp- ‘to stretch, string’
antenna, contemplate, contemplation, templar, contemporaneously, 18 more
through Proto-Italic *tempos ‘stretch’
temperature, temperament, temporal, temperate, tamper, temperance, contemporaneous, tempera, 12 more
through Latin tempus ‘off the cuff’
temple, contemporary, tense, temporary, temper, template, tempo, matin, tempestuous, tempura, 12 more
Today it means
noun That which is extemporaneous; something effortless but transient or superficial.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *temp- / extemporanea