Where does “andante” come from?

Andante comes from Italian andante, the present participle of Italian andare, from Latin vado, continuing Proto-Italic wāðō and Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ-, meaning to go or walk.

andante (English): A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be...

Definitions

  1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be...

Ancestry of “andante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianandantegoing, walking; current; continuous, unbroken
2Italianandareto go
3LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
4Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāðō →Every word from Latin vado →
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