C15: from Latin intemerātus undefiled, pure, from in-1 + temerāre to darken, violate, from temere rashly
intemerate in American English
(inˈtemərɪt)
adjective
inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure
Derived forms
intemerately
adverb
intemerateness
noun
Word origin
[1485–95; ‹ L intemerātus, equiv. to in-in-3 + temerā(re) to violate, desecrate + -tus ptp. suffix]This word is first recorded in the period 1485–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: infancy, performance, resonance, slant, verbal