Where does “tandem” come from?

tandem (Latin) comes from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

tandem (Latin): at length, at last, finally, eventually

Definitions

  1. at length, at last, finally, eventually

Ancestry of “tandem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintamso, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree
2Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂m
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂
4Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that

Words derived from “tandem

Every word from Proto-Indo-European
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