Etymology

aquitard

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Today it means: A semipermeable layer along an aquifer. Full definition →

Latin tardus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromtardus“late, slow”
  2. English todayaquitard

From aqui- + Latin tardus (“late, slow”).

Words from the same roots

Latintardus all →

tardytardo

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