extemplo

Latin

Etymology

From archaic extempulo, via syncope, from ex- +‎ *tempulum, the latter from tempus (time) + -ulus (diminutive ending). Compare the expression ex tempore.

Pronunciation

Adverb

extemplō (not comparable)

  1. immediately, forthwith
    Synonyms: propere, mox, repente, statim, raptim, confestim, brevi, breviter

References

  • extemplo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • extemplo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • extemplo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.