Tempt
Middle English: from Old French tempter ‘to test’, from Latin temptare ‘handle, test, try’.
wiktionary
From 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”).
etymonline
tempt (v.)
c. 1200, of the devil, flesh, etc., "draw or entice to evil or sin, lure (someone) from God's law; be alluring or seductive," from Old French tempter (12c.), from Latin temptare "to feel, try out, attempt to influence, test," a variant of tentare "handle, touch, try, test." The Latin alteration is "explainable only as an ancient error due to some confusion" [Century Dictionary]. From late 14c. as "to provoke, defy" (God, fate, etc.). Related: Tempted; tempting.
