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Where does “retardive” come from?

retardive (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.

retardive (English): That retards; retardative

Definitions

  1. That retards; retardative

Ancestry of “retardive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretardRetardation; delay; A slowing down of the tempo;...
2Old Frenchretarderto retard; to delay; to make late
3LatinretardoI hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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