Where does “sostenuto” come from?
sostenuto (English) comes from Italian sostenuto, from Italian sostenere, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sostenuto (English): played in a sustained manner beyond the notes...
Definitions
- played in a sustained manner beyond the notes...
Ancestry of “sostenuto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sostenuto | fast, steady, high; reserved, distant; sostenuto |
| 2 | Italian | sostenere | to support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the... |
| 3 | Latin | sustineo | I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,... |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |