Where does “tardar” come from?
tardar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tardar, from Latin tardare, from Latin tardo, from Latin tardus — slow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingering.
tardar (Portuguese): to be late; to delay oneself
Definitions
- to be late; to delay oneself
Ancestry of “tardar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | tardar | to be late; to delay oneself |
| 2 | Latin | tardare | present active infinitive of tardō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | tardo | I check or retard; I hinder, impede or delay; I... |
| 4 | Latin | tardus | slow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingering |