templo

Portuguese

/ˈtẽ.plu/

noun
Definitions
  • temple (building)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese templo borrowed from Latin templum (temple, shrine, area for auspices, a temple, especially for augury auspices, a purlin, a small timber, an open area, sacred place) derived from Proto-Indo-European *t(e)mp-lo-s.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*t(e)mp-lo-s

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