Etymology of the English word template
the English word
templatederived from the English word
templetderived from the French word
templetderived from the Old French word
templederived from the Latin word
tempora (the temples)
derived from the Latin word
tempus (time; time, condition, right time; weather)
derived from the Latin word
templum (temple, church; shrine)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tem-Date
The earliest known usage of template in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English