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tepid
- /ˈtɛpɪd/
Rhymes with -ɛpɪd
Where it comes from
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Proto-Indo-European *tep-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *t(e)péh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *tepēō
Latin tepeō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin tepidusbor.
English tepid
Borrowed from Latin tepidus. Cognate with Sanskrit तप् (tap), Proto-Slavic *teplъ.
adjective more tepid · most tepid
- Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool. I'm drinking a cup of tepid water.
- Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm. He gave me a tepid response to the proposal.
