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English word tard comes from Latin re-, Latin tardus, and later Latin retardo (I hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard.)
re- (Latin)
Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.
tardus (Latin)
Dull, stupid, slow-witted. Late, lingering. Slow, sluggish. Tardy.
retardo (Latin)
I hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard.
retarder (Old French)
(transitive) to retard; to delay; to make late.
retard (English)
(music) A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.. (slang, offensive) A stupid person, or one who is slow to learn.. (slang, offensive, dated) A person with mental retardation.. Retardation; delay. (intransitive) To decelerate; to slow down.. (intransitive, obsolete) To stay back.. (transitive) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress. (transitive) To put off; to [...]
tard (English)
(slang, derogatory, offensive) A person who acts stupidly.. (slang, derogatory, offensive) A person with mental retardation.