Etymology

tardigrade

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Today it means: Sluggish; moving slowly. Full definition →

Latin tardigradus
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tardigrade · adjective1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromtardigradus“slowly stepping”
  2. English todaytardigrade

From Latin tardigradus (“slowly stepping”), from tardus (“slow”) + gradior (“step, walk”), equivalent to Latin tardus + -i- + -grade.

tardigrade · noun2

  1. translingual · borrowed fromTardigrada
  2. English todaytardigrade

From translingual Tardigrada.

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