Where does “tardà” come from?
tardà (Catalan) comes from Catalan tard, from Old Catalan tart, from Latin tardē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
tardà (Catalan): late; tardy
Definitions
- late; tardy
Ancestry of “tardà”, step by step
tardà traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan tard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tard | late |
| 2 | Old Catalan | tart | — |
| 3 | Latin | tardē | slowly |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin hora tarda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hora tarda | — |