Etymology

brady-

Today it means: slow Full definition →

Ancient Greek βρᾰδῠ́ς (brădŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥dus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷr̥dus
  2. Ancient Greekβρᾰδῠ́ς (brădŭ́s)
  3. English todaybrady-

From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβραδύς all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.