Temper

Morpheme

Temper

Type

free base

Denotation

moderate, divide duly, combine properly, regulate, show restraint

Etymology

Middle English temperen, tempren; Old English ġetemprian, temprian; Latin temperāre

Evidence

attemperament, contemper, distemper, intemperament, mistemper, nontempering, retemper, temper, temperable, temperament, temperance, temperate, temperature, tempered, temperedness, temperer, tempering, tempers, tempersome, untemper, untempered