A Latin word meaning 'time'; used in English in phrases like 'tempus fugit' (time flies) and in anatomy to describe the temple region of the skull.
From Latin 'tempus,' related to 'temporalis' (relating to time or the temples). The anatomical sense refers to the temple because that region of the skull overlies the temporal lobe. The Latin root is ancient and likely pre-Indo-European.
The same Latin word 'tempus' gave us 'temporary,' 'contemporary,' and 'temporal'—plus it's literally written into human anatomy with the 'temporal lobe' of your brain and the 'temples' on your head. Time and space merged right into our bodies through language!
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