Where does “motarded” come from?
motarded (English) comes from English retarded, 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.
motarded (English): Like a motard; obnoxiously overenthusiastic
Definitions
- Like a motard; obnoxiously overenthusiastic
Ancestry of “motarded”, step by step
motarded traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retarded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retarded | Delayed; delayed in development, hindered;... |
| 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 motard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | motard | A supermotard; In the United States Marine Corps,... |
| 2 | French | motard | motorcyclist in the armed forces or the police;... |
| 3 | French | -ard | Used primarily to form pejoratives, diminutives,... |
| 4 | Old French | -ard | pejorative agent noun |
| 5 | Frankish | -hard | hardy, bold |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |