Latin

temperō

‘qualify’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin temperō.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin temperō, most familiar first.

• temperature ← temperātūra
• temper ← temperen ← ġetemprian
• temperament ← temperāmentum
• temperate ← temperātus
• temperance ← temperantia ← temperans
• tamper ← tremper ← temprer
• tempera ← temperare
• attemper ← attempren ← atemprer ← attemperō
• contemper ← contemperō
• obtemperate ← obtemperātus ← obtemperō

Etymograph / Latin temperō