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Where does “lated” come from?

Lated comes from Middle English -ed and Old English -od, from Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lē(y)d- meaning to go or travel, with the suffix -tós forming past participles.

lated (English): Belated; too late; delayed, overtaken by night

Definitions

  1. Belated; too late; delayed, overtaken by night

Ancestry of “lated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendung—
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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