Where does “tardyonic” come from?
tardyonic (English) comes from English tardyon, from English tardy, from English tardive, from French tardif, from Old French tardif, from Latin tardīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
tardyonic (English): Of or pertaining to tardyons
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to tardyons
Ancestry of “tardyonic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tardyon | Any particle with non-zero mass |
| 2 | English | tardy | Late; overdue or delayed; Moving with a slow pace... |
| 3 | English | tardive | belated |
| 4 | French | tardif | late, belated |
| 5 | Old French | tardif | late; not on time |
| 6 | Latin | tardīvus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -īvus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |