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Temperature

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a measure of the degree of heat or cold of a body or environment
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Stage 1 of 2
temperatura
Latin · ancient
"a proper mixture, moderation"
a proper mixture, from temperare (to mix in proportion)
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Stage 2 of 2
temperature
English · 1600s
"the degree of heat or cold"
narrowed to mean the degree of heat or cold of a body
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