Etymology

temperament

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Today it means: A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting. Full definition →

Middle English temperament ← Middle French tempérament ← Latin temperāmentum
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  1. Latin · derived fromtemperāmentum
  2. Middle French · derived fromtempérament
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtemperament
  4. English todaytemperament

Inherited from Middle English temperament, borrowed from Middle French tempérament, from Latin temperāmentum.

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