Where does “tardively” come from?

tardively (English) comes from English tardive, from French tardif, from Old French tardif, from Latin tardīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

tardively (English): In a tardive way

Definitions

  1. In a tardive way

Ancestry of “tardively”, step by step

tardively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tardive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtardivebelated
2Frenchtardiflate, belated
3Old Frenchtardiflate; not on time
4Latintardīvuslate
5Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin tardīvus →
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