Meaning

verb dispose or incline or entice to

verb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

verb give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

originFrom Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter (French: tenter), from Latin temptare, from tentare (“to handle, touch, try, test, tempt”), frequentative of tendere (“to stretch”). Displaced native English costning (“temptation”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0