myEtymology.com: English etymology of distempered

Etymology of the English word distempered

the English word distempered

derived from the English word distemper

derived from the Old French word destemprer

derived from the Latin word distemperare

using the Latin prefix dis-

derived from the Latin word temperare (combine, blend, temper)

derived from the Latin word tempus (time; time, condition, right time; weather)