Where does “atardecer” come from?

atardecer (Spanish) comes from Spanish tarde, from Old Spanish 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.

atardecer (Spanish): to draw towards evening, to grow late, to get dark

Definitions

  1. to draw towards evening, to grow late, to get dark

Ancestry of “atardecer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtardelate; afternoon; evening
2Old Spanishtarde
3Latintardēslowly
4Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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