Where does “Tardif” come from?

Tardif (English) comes from French tardif, from Old French tardif, from Latin tardīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “Tardif”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	tardif	late, belated
2	Old French	tardif	late; not on time
3	Latin	tardīvus	late
4	Latin	-īvus	Adjective suffix
5	Proto-Indo-European	-iHwós	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	-wós	Creates adjectives from verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin tardīvus →