Etymology

tepid

tep·id
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Today it means: Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool. Full definition →

Latin tepidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Proto-Italic *tepēō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*tep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*t(e)péh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*tepēō
  4. Latintepeō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latintepidus
  7. English todaytepid

Borrowed from Latin tepidus. Cognate with Sanskrit तप् (tap), Proto-Slavic *teplъ.

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