Etymograph

English

pro tempore

Pro tempore comes from Latin prō tempore.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprō tempore1literally ‘for a time’
  2. Englishtodaypro tempore1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English pro tempore

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprō temporeWiktionary, English pro temporeliterally ‘for a time’
  2. Englishtodaypro temporeWiktionary, English pro tempore

Every English word from Latin prō tempore

Today it means

adv temporarily; for the time being

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pro tempore”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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