Etymology

distemperate

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Today it means: Immoderate, excessive. Full definition →

Middle English distemperat(e) ← Medieval Latin distemperātus
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromdistemperātus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdistemperat(e)
  3. English todaydistemperate

First attested in 1398, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English distemperat(e), borrowed from Medieval Latin distemperātus (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dis- + temperātus, perfect passive participle of temperō (“to temperate oneself, show restraint”).

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