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Where does “tardar” come from?

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

tardar (Spanish): to delay; to last; to be late

Definitions

  1. to delay; to last; to be late

Ancestry of “tardar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishtardar—
2LatintardoI check or retard; I hinder, impede or delay; I...
3Latintardusslow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingering
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