Where does “andana” come from?

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

andana (Italian): pathway

Definitions

  1. pathway

Ancestry of “andana”, step by step

andana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian andare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianandareto go
2LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
3Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

via Vulgar Latin *andagō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*andagō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ-