Where does “allargando” come from?
allargando (English) comes from Italian allargando, from Italian allargare, from Italian are, from Italian aere, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
allargando (English): Decreasing in tempo; getting slower
Definitions
- Decreasing in tempo; getting slower
Ancestry of “allargando”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | allargando | gerund of allargare; A stylistic feature... |
| 2 | Italian | allargare | to widen, enlarge, broaden; to let out; to... |
| 3 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 4 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 5 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 6 | Latin | ārea | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |