Where does “lento” come from?
lento (Finnish) comes from Italian lento, from Spanish lento, from Galician -ura, from Latin -ura, from Latin -tūra — ing, -ure, -work.
lento (Finnish): flying, flight; flight; lento
Definitions
- flying, flight; flight; lento
Ancestry of “lento”, step by step
lento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian lento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lento | slow |
| 2 | Spanish | lento | slow |
| 3 | Galician | -ura | -ness |
| 4 | Latin | -ura | Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | -tūra | ing, -ure, -work |
via Russian Мелентий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Мелентий | — |