English
temperately
From temperate + -ly.
A compound of temperate + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *temp- ‘to stretch, string’
Proto-Italic *tempos ‘stretch’
Latin temperō ‘to moderate, forbear, combine properly’
Latin temperātus ‘qualified, tempered, moderated’
English temperate
Today it means
adv In a thoughtfully measured or regulated manner, eschewing extremes.
Sources
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