Where does “tardyon” come from?
tardyon (English) comes from English tardy, 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.
tardyon (English): Any particle with non-zero mass
Definitions
- Any particle with non-zero mass
Ancestry of “tardyon”, step by step
tardyon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tardy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | late |
| 6 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English tachyon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tachyon | A hypothetical particle that travels faster than... |
| 2 | English | tachy | Tachycardia; Tachypnoea |
| 3 | English | tachy- | fast |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ταχύς | swift, quick, fast, rapid; In a short time: soon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰn̥gʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰengʰ- | to cover; to overcast |