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*The '''[[temple]]s''' are also part of the human head - the two flattened areas on the sides of the forehead, just above and behind the region of the eyes. The origin of this word, and its connection - if any - with the other is very obscure. | *The '''[[temple]]s''' are also part of the human head - the two flattened areas on the sides of the forehead, just above and behind the region of the eyes. The origin of this word, and its connection - if any - with the other is very obscure. | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | This is a development of a later meaning of ''tempus'' as 'the <u>right</u> time', which the Romans took over to express the [[Greek]] Ï„á½° καἰÏια 'the right [place]', i.e. the best place to kill; someone, where the bones of the skull are thinnest: the Latin word ''tempora'' (or ''tempula'') is an irregular formation of a [[neuter]] [[plural]] of ''tempus''. This gives the meaning, mostly in anatomy and medical subjects, of 'to do with the temples of the head, e.g.: |
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Latest revision as of 13:25, 11 January 2016
- The temples are also part of the human head - the two flattened areas on the sides of the forehead, just above and behind the region of the eyes. The origin of this word, and its connection - if any - with the other is very obscure.
This is a development of a later meaning of tempus as 'the right time', which the Romans took over to express the Greek Ï„á½° καἰÏια 'the right [place]', i.e. the best place to kill; someone, where the bones of the skull are thinnest: the Latin word tempora (or tempula) is an irregular formation of a neuter plural of tempus. This gives the meaning, mostly in anatomy and medical subjects, of 'to do with the temples of the head, e.g.:
