verb/tempeˈɾaɾ/
to temper (to moderate or control); to soften; to calm
Synonyms: atemperar, templar
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *temp-der.? Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-der.? Proto-Italic *tempos ▲ Ancient Greek καίρῐος (kaírĭos)sl. Latin tempus Latin *tempos, *tempes- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin temperārebor. Spanish temperar Borrowed from Latin temperāre. Doublet of templar.