Where does “tarder” come from?

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

tarder (French): to tarry; to be slow to do something; used as an...

Definitions

  1. to tarry; to be slow to do something; used as an...

Ancestry of “tarder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtarderto wait; to hesitate
2LatintardoI check or retard; I hinder, impede or delay; I...
3Latintardusslow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingering

Words derived from “tarder”

Every word from Latin tardus →Every word from Latin tardo →Every word from Old French tarder →