Etymograph

English

temulency

Temulency comes from Latin tēmulentia ‘drunkenness’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtēmulentia1‘drunkenness’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1660temulency1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English temulency
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium: “vilenesses they commit in their wine (meaning when they…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtēmulentiaWiktionary, English temulency‘drunkenness’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1660temulencyWiktionary, English temulency. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium: “vilenesses they commit in their wine (meaning when they…”

Every English word from Latin tēmulentia

Today it means

noun Synonym of temulence.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “temulency”. 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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