English
temperability
From temper + -ability.
Formed from temper + -ability
Proto-Indo-European *temp- ‘to stretch, string’
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Latin tempus ‘time, fit season’
Latin temperō ‘(transitive) to divide or proportion duly, to…’
Old English ġetemprian ‘to temper, moderate’
Middle English temperen
English temper
Today it means
noun The ability to be tempered.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “temperability”. 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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