## Etymology
From un- ('not') + contemporary, from Medieval Latin contemporarius, from Latin com- ('with, together') + tempus ('time'). Literally 'not of the same time'.

## AI Etymology
Uncontemporary is from un- ('not') + contemporary, from Medieval Latin contemporarius, from Latin com- ('with, together') + tempus ('time'). Literally 'not of the same time'. Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), contemporarius (Latin), and tempus (Latin). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not modern or current; out of keeping with the present time. The wider family includes related words such as contemporary, contemporaneous, and temporary.

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