Tepid
/ˈtɛp.ɪd/noun
Lukewarm; only slightly warm.
Did you know?Tepid comes from Latin tepidus, and its deeper Indo-European root is tied to warmth and heat—the same ancient root family behind words for thermal energy across languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tep-
“to be warm, to warm”
Latin
Latin
tepidus
“lukewarm, mildly warm”
Late Latin
Latin
tepidus
“lukewarm”
Old French
Old French
tepid(e)
“lukewarm”
Middle English
English
tepid
“lukewarm”
Modern English
English
tepid
“lukewarm; lacking enthusiasm”