Where does “intanto” come from?

intanto (Italian) comes from Italian tanto, from Latin tantus, from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

intanto (Italian): in the meantime, meanwhile, while; anyhow; but

Definitions

in the meantime, meanwhile, while; anyhow; but

Ancestry of “intanto”, step by step

intanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian tanto

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	tanto	so much, so many; much, many; such
2	Latin	tantus	of such size, of such measure; so much, so great
3	Latin	tam	so, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree
4	Proto-Indo-European	téh₂m	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	séh₂	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	só	this; that

via Italian in

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	in	in; to; into
2	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
3	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4	Proto-Italic	en	in
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →