English
temeration
Temeration comes from Latin temerō ‘to defile’, from temere ‘by chance, by accident, at random’, 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 CEtemere‘by chance, by accident, at random’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtemerōas temerare‘to defile’
- Englishearliest quotation 1651–1653temeration
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 CEtemere‘by chance, by accident, at random’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtemerōas temerare‘to defile’
- Englishearliest quotation 1651–1653temeration
Earliest quotation: 1651–1653, Jeremy Taylor, London: […] Richard Royston […]: “the ancients did hide a light , and keep…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *temH- ‘dark’
through Proto-Indo-European *témHos ‘darkness’
Today it means
noun temerity
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *temH- / temeration