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retardo.

to hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[rɛˈtar.doː]Classical-Latin[reˈtar.do]
  1. to hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-d-o- Proto-Italic *tardo- Latin tardus Latin retardō From re- + tardus (“slow”).

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