Why is tempus the root for tempest? Well, I didn't ask that very well. I'm assuming (with my negligible knowledge of any Latin) that tempus means time. Mebbe it doesn't mean time. But, if it does, what does time have to do with a violent storm? Did somebody back there time 'em? No, of course not! But where's the connection between tempus and tempest?

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WildWinds