Etymology

-tard

Today it means: Used to form words conveying an attitude of contempt or doubt over the subject's intelligence. Full definition →

English retard ← Middle English retarden ← Anglo-Norman retarder
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂dos
  5. Proto-Italic*tardos
  6. Latintardus
  7. Latinretardō
  8. Anglo-Normanretarder
  9. Middle Englishretarden
  10. Englishretard
  11. English today-tard

From retard.

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