Etymologically
← History of tempo

tempo English · revision 39899

22 Oct 2026, 21:55 by bogdan “tempo: drop unsourced kanji” current version

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{{homograph|2|Japanese coin}}
− {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1860, R. H. Dana|origins=ja 天保}}
+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1860, R. H. Dana|origins=ja}}
==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|ja|天保|tr=tempō]],^(OED 2026)^(SOED 2002)^(MWU 2024)^(Evans 1997) from the name Tempō, also written Tenpō, of the period of Japanese history from 1830 to 1844, when the coin was first minted.^(OED 2026)^(SOED 2002)
+ It is a borrowing from Japanese,^(OED 2026)^(SOED 2002)^(MWU 2024)^(Evans 1997) from the name Tempō, also written Tenpō, of the period of Japanese history from 1830 to 1844, when the coin was first minted.^(OED 2026)^(SOED 2002)
==Earliest recorded meaning==