temp/tempor

time

Spelled temp, tempor · tempus (stem tempor-) 'time'

Latin tempus meant time: a tempo sets musical timing, a temporary shelter lasts briefly, and contemporary writers share an era.

Words built from it

temporary — Lasting for a limited time.
tempor (time) + -ary (relating to)
temporal — Relating to time; also, relating to earthly life.
tempor (time) + -al (relating to)
temporize — Delay a decision or action to gain time.
tempor (time) + -ize (act upon)
contemporary — Living or happening at the same time; belonging to the present.
con- (together) + tempor (time) + -ary (relating to)
extemporaneous — Spoken or performed with little or no advance preparation.
ex- (out of) + tempor (time) + -aneous (relating to)
tempo — The speed of music or the pace of an activity.
temp (time)

temptation — It comes from Latin temptare, 'test or try,' rather than tempus, 'time.'