Where does “tardily” come from?
Tardily derives from English tardy through the French tardif, ultimately from Latin tardus meaning slow, with the adverbial suffix -ly added to the English adjective.
tardily (English): in a tardy fashion; belatedly; late; slowly
Definitions
- in a tardy fashion; belatedly; late; slowly
Ancestry of “tardily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tardy | Late; overdue or delayed; Moving with a slow pace... |
| 2 | English | tardive | belated |
| 3 | French | tardif | late, belated |
| 4 | Old French | tardif | late; not on time |
| 5 | Latin | tardīvus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |