Where does “tarde” come from?

tarde (French) comes from French tarder, from Old French tarder, from Latin tardo, from Latin tardus — slow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingering.

tarde (French): first/third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first/third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “tarde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtarderto tarry; to be slow to do something; used as an...
2Old Frenchtarderto wait; to hesitate
3LatintardoI check or retard; I hinder, impede or delay; I...
4Latintardusslow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingering
Every word from Latin tardusEvery word from Latin tardoEvery word from Old French tarder
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