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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

  1. Any particle with non-zero mass

Ancestry of “tardyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtardyLate; overdue or delayed; Moving with a slow pace...
2Englishtardivebelated
3Frenchtardiflate, belated
4Old Frenchtardiflate; not on time
5Latintardīvus—
6Latin-īvus—
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “tardyon”

  • tardyonic
  • ターディオン
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