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Where does “evotard” come from?

evotard (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.

evotard (English): An evolutionist

Definitions

  1. An evolutionist

Ancestry of “evotard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tard2012, Geoffrey Nunberg, Ascent of the A-word:...
2EnglishretardRetardation; delay; A slowing down of the tempo;...
3Old Frenchretarderto retard; to delay; to make late
4LatinretardoI hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
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
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