Where does “andante” come from?
andante (Finnish) comes 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.
andante (Finnish): andante
Ancestry of “andante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | andante | going, walking; current; continuous, unbroken |
| 2 | Italian | andare | to go; to feel like , to want/like |
| 3 | Latin | vado | I go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wāðō | advance, proceed, go |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |