English
temerarious
Temerarious comes from Latin temerārius ‘accidental, casual, rash, reckless’, from temerē ‘by chance, at random, rashly’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *temH- ‘dark’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temH-‘dark’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*témHos‘darkness’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*temezi‘in darkness, blindly’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtemerē‘by chance, at random, rashly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtemerārius‘accidental, casual, rash, reckless’
- Englishearliest quotation 1534temerarious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temH-‘dark’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*témHos‘darkness’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*temezi‘in darkness, blindly’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtemerē‘by chance, at random, rashly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtemerārius‘accidental, casual, rash, reckless’
- Englishearliest quotation 1534temerarious
Earliest quotation: 1534, A Dyalogue of Comforte agaynste Tribulacyon, […]. Chapter XV: “[…] he furthwith by thinſtinct of yͤ ſpirite of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *temH- ‘dark’
through Proto-Indo-European *témHos ‘darkness’
Today it means
adj Characterized by temerity; recklessly daring or bold.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *temH- / temerarious