tempest (n.)

late 14c., "worldly, secular, of or pertaining to the present life;" also "terrestrial, earthly;" also "temporary, lasting only for a time;" from Old French temporal "earthly," and directly from Latin temporalis "of time, denoting time; but for a time, temporary," from tempus (genitive temporis) "time, season, moment; proper time or season," from Proto-Italic *tempos- "stretch, measure," which according to de Vaan is from PIE *temp-os "stretched," from root *ten- "to stretch," the notion being "stretch of time."

Limited in time, but less fleeting than what is temporary. As "of or pertaining to time, expressing relations of time," by 1877. Related: Temporally. As a noun, late 14c., "that which is worldly; the secular, secular concerns." Temporalty "the laity" is by late 14c. Temporalism "secularism, absorption in mundane matters" (opposed to the spirit of religion) is by 1872.

also teapot, "vessel in which tea is made or from which it is poured," 1660s, from tea + pot (n.1). The children's song beginning "I'm a little tea-pot" is attested by 1943. The figurative tempest in a teapot is attested by 1818 (see tempest; metaphoric storm in a tea-cup is attested by 1775). The U.S. Teapot Dome scandal erupted in 1922.