Etymology

retard

re·tard
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Today it means: A retardation; a delay. Full definition →

Middle English retarden ← Anglo-Norman retarder ← Latin retardō
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  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. English todayretard

From Middle English retarden, from Anglo-Norman retarder, from Latin retardō (“to retard”, from re- + tardus (“slow”)).

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