Where does “freetard” come from?
freetard (English) comes from English retard, from Old French retarder, from Latin retardo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
freetard (English): A zealous advocate of free software
Definitions
- A zealous advocate of free software
Ancestry of “freetard”, step by step
freetard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retard | Retardation; delay; A slowing down of the tempo;... |
| 2 | Old French | retarder | to retard; to delay; to make late |
| 3 | Latin | retardo | I hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English freedom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | freedom | The state of being free, of not being imprisoned... |
| 2 | Middle English | fredom | freedom, liberty; nationhood, independence; free... |
| 3 | Old English | frēodōm | freedom, state of free-will, charter,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | frijadōm | freedom |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |