"later" in seven languages
Meaninglater
Spanish
más tarde
/mas ˈtaɾde/
inherited
Tarde alone is also 'afternoon'; luego is common too.
French
plus tard
/ply taʁ/
inherited
Italian
più tardi
/pju ˈtardi/
inherited
Portuguese
mais tarde
/majs ˈtahdʒi/
inherited
Romanian
mai târziu
/maj tɨrˈziw/
other source · Latin TARDĪVUM 'late', from TARDUS
Catalan
més tard
/mes taɾt/
inherited
English
later
/ˈleɪtɚ/
native English · Old English læt 'late'
English → Italianlaterpiù tardiNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: tardy, retard.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
TARDĒ‘slowly, late’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
All three say 'more late'. Spanish builds its comparative with más (MAGIS), French and Italian with plus and più (PLŪS).
English relatives: tardy, retard
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In a sentence
- esTe llamo más tarde.
- frJe t'appelle plus tard.
- itTi chiamo più tardi.
- ptTe ligo mais tarde.
- roTe sun mai târziu.
- caEt truco més tard.
- enI'll call you later.