English
lateward
From late + -ward.
Formed from late + -ward
Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- ‘to be tired’
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Proto-Germanic *lataz ‘slow’
Proto-West Germanic *lat ‘slow’
Old English læt ‘slow’
Middle English late ‘slow’
English late
Today it means
adv rather late
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lateward