tempus = time (season/period/moment)
hora = hour
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She could not decide if it was to be the tempus of the Linux OS or the hora.
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It is late, what hora is it?
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The tempus of gratitude left the students after they received their final grades from their professor.

@lucifargundam Likely where 'temporary' comes from. I can't think of a Dutch word related to this, though. We do have 'tempo' which means speed. I guess that might be somewhat related, actually. Not specifically 'speed' but the time it takes to do something.

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I suspect that ancient understanding of speed/time were essentially equivalent. Considering the Roman Empire conquered a majority of Europe- it would not be surprising that some of its latin dialect was passed on in the process.

I apologize for the lack of background and research into the matter. I will however, welcome any insight into the matter.

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