Where does “COLAtard” come from?

COLAtard (English) comes from English tard, from English retard, from Old French retarder, from Latin retardo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

COLAtard (English): A participant in comp.os.linux.advocacy, a Usenet...

Definitions

  1. A participant in comp.os.linux.advocacy, a Usenet...

Ancestry of “COLAtard”, step by step

COLAtard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtardA person with mental retardation; A person who...
2EnglishretardRetardation; delay; A slowing down of the tempo;...
3Old Frenchretarderto retard; to delay; to make late
4LatinretardoI hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English COLA

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCOLAAcronym of cost of living adjustment
2Spanishcolatail
3Vulgar Latincodatail
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós