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Where does “andantino” come from?

andantino (English) comes from Italian andantino, from Italian andante, from Italian andare, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

andantino (English): Of a tempo that is slightly faster than andante...

Definitions

  1. Of a tempo that is slightly faster than andante...

Ancestry of “andantino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianandantino—
2Italianandantegoing, walking; current; continuous, unbroken
3Italianandareto go; to feel like , to want/like
4LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
5Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
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