English → Latin
“temper” in Latin
mistiōthe act of mixing; a mixturemisceōto mix; to mingle; to intermingle; to unite; to combine; to share; to associate; of a disturbance of the natural order, concrētiōthe formation of solid material; compaction; concretiontemperātiōtempering; regulationnātūrathe nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing; character, temperament, inclination, disposition; nature, the natuindolēsinnate or inborn quality; nature; natural ability; talentanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason, stomachorto be irritated, peevish, vexed, angry; to fume, frettrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose; sorrowful, mournful; disagreeable, harsh, bitter (of taste)dūrōto harden, make hard; to last or endure; to dry
The English word temper itself goes back to Latin tempus, through temperō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
temper s.
Due mixture, mixtio (Vitr.): mixtura (Plin.): concretio: temperatio (Cic.).
Disposition of mind, animi affectus (in the best prose writers): natura: indoles: animus. To be in a good temper, laetum esse; alacrem esse animo: to be in a bad temper, stomachari; tristem, morosum esse.
Coolness, evenness of mind, animus aequus. With temper, aequo animo; placide; sedate; placate; tranquillo animo.
temper v.
To mix, mingle, temperare aliquid aliqua re: miscere, permiscere aliquid alicui rei or aliqua re.
To form (mould) to a proper degree of hardness, durare: indurare (e.g., ferrum, Plin.): temperare (ferrum, Plin.).
To moderate, mollify, mollire: emollire: mitigare: lenire: temperare (e.g., calores solis, victoriam, Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for temper?
- The usual Latin words for “temper” are mistiō, misceō, concrētiō; also temperātiō, nātūra, indolēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.