Where does “tard” come from?
tard (Maltese) comes from Italian tardi, from Latin tardē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
tard (Maltese): late
Definitions
- late
Ancestry of “tard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tardi | late; masculine plural of tardo; inflection of... |
| 2 | Latin | tardē | slowly |
| 3 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |