Where does “tardedness” come from?

tardedness (English) comes from English tarded, from English retarded, from English retard, from Old French retarder, from Latin retardo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

tardedness (English): The state or condition of being stupid or retarded

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being stupid or retarded

Ancestry of “tardedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtardedStupid, retarded
2EnglishretardedDelayed; delayed in development, hindered;...
3EnglishretardRetardation; delay; A slowing down of the tempo;...
4Old Frenchretarderto retard; to delay; to make late
5LatinretardoI hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard
6Latinrĕ-back, backwards
7Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
8Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
9Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós