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Where does “tardi” come from?

tardi (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese 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.

tardi (Papiamentu): afternoon

Definitions

  1. afternoon

Ancestry of “tardi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetardelate; afternoon
2Old Portuguesetarde—
3Latintardē—
4Latin-ē—
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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