Where does “lento” come from?
lento (English) comes from Italian lento, from Spanish lento, from Galician -ura, from Latin -ura, from Latin -tūra.
lento (English): Very slow; Very slowly; A tempo mark directing...
Definitions
- Very slow; Very slowly; A tempo mark directing...
Ancestry of “lento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | lento | slow |
| 2 | Spanish | lento | slow |
| 3 | Galician | -ura | -ness |
| 4 | Latin | -ura | Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | -tūra | — |