English
temporary
Temporary comes from Latin temporārius, from tempus ‘time’, whose deeper origin is disputed.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tempos‘stretch (of time)’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtempus‘time’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtemporarius‘of time; temporary’
- Englishtodaytemporary
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tempos‘stretch (of time)’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtempus‘time’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtemporarius‘of time; temporary’
- Englishtodaytemporary
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *temp- ‘to stretch, string’
antenna, contemplate, contemplation, templar, 22 more
through Proto-Italic *tempos ‘stretch’
temperature, temperament, tamper, temperate, temperance, tempera, contemporaneously, 15 more
through Latin tempus ‘time’
tense, temper, template, matin, contemporaneous, tempestuous, tempura, 14 more
through Latin tempora ‘the times’
Today it means
adj Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *tempos / temporary