myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of intemperante

Etymology of the Italian word intemperante

the Italian word intemperante

derived from the Latin word intemperans (headstrong, lacking self-control; licentious)

derived from the Latin word in-

derived from the Latin word temperans (restrained, self-controlled)

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

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

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)