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Where does “tardar” come from?

tardar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin tardare, from Latin tardo, from Latin tardus — slow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingering.

tardar (Old Portuguese): to be late; to delay oneself

Definitions

  1. to be late; to delay oneself

Ancestry of “tardar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintardarepresent active infinitive of tardō; second-person...
2LatintardoI check or retard; I hinder, impede or delay; I...
3Latintardusslow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingering

Words derived from “tardar”

  • tardar
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