Where does “guntard” come from?
guntard (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.
guntard (English): A person obsessed with owning guns; a zealous supporter of the right to bear arms
Definitions
- A person obsessed with owning guns; a zealous supporter of the right to bear arms
Ancestry of “guntard”, step by step
guntard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tard | A person with mental retardation; A person who... |
| 2 | English | retard | Retardation; delay; A slowing down of the tempo;... |
| 3 | Old French | retarder | to retard; to delay; to make late |
| 4 | Latin | retardo | I hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English gun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gun | A device for projecting a hard object very... |
| 2 | Middle English | gunne | A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing... |
| 3 | Old Norse | Gunnhildr | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | Gunnr | battle, war |
| 5 | Old Norse | guðr | battle, war |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |