Where does “doomtard” come from?

doomtard (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.

doomtard (English): A proponent of alarmist or eschatological ideas

Definitions

  1. A proponent of alarmist or eschatological ideas

Ancestry of “doomtard”, step by step

doomtard 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 Doom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDoomA popular first-person shooter video game, often regarded as the progenitor of the genre
2Middle Englishdooma judgement, (legal) decision or sentence
3Old Englishdōmmight, power, glory; judgement; doom, judgment,...
4Proto-Germanicdōmi
5Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-