later

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1. Old English · inherited fromlætra
2. Middle English · inherited fromlater
3. Old English · inherited fromlator
4. Middle English · inherited fromlater
5. English todaylater

* Adverb: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lator, equivalent to late + -er. * Adjective: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lætra, equivalent to late + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian leeter (“later”), West Frisian letter (“later”), Dutch later (“later”), German Low German later (“later”).

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