Etymology of the English word tempest
the English word
tempestderived from the Old French word
tempestederived from the Latin root
*tempestaderived from the Latin word
tempestusderived from the Late Latin word
tempestas (season, time, weather)
derived from the Latin word
tempus (time; time, condition, right time; weather)
Date
The earliest known usage of tempest in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Italian
tempesta, Latin
tempestasUsage
Word found in Modern English
