Where does “tardiña” come from?
tardiña (Galician) comes from Galician tarde, from Old Portuguese tarde, from Latin tardē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
tardiña (Galician): time in between late afternoon and the first hours of the evening
Definitions
- time in between late afternoon and the first hours of the evening
Ancestry of “tardiña”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | tarde | late, later; afternoon or early evening, period... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | tarde | — |
| 3 | Latin | tardē | slowly |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |