Tardive
/ˈtɑːr.dɪv/noun
Occurring late or delayed, especially in medicine.
Did you know?Tardive dyskinesia is named from the same Latin root as tardy, and the word’s core sense was simply “late,” not mysterious or magical.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
tardus
“slow, late, sluggish”
Late Latin
Latin
tardivus
“late, delayed”
Old French
Old French
tardif
“late, slow”
14th Century
English
tardive
“late, delayed”
Modern English
English
tardive
“occurring late, especially as a delayed effect of treatment”