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Where does “andare” come from?

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

andare (Italian): to go; to feel like , to want/like

Definitions

  1. to go; to feel like , to want/like

Ancestry of “andare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “andare”

  • andante
  • andantino
  • andazzo
  • andantino
  • andante
  • andantemente
  • va
  • trasandato
  • andantezza
  • trasandare
  • vada
  • trasandatamente
  • trasandatezza
  • andante
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