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Where does “adagio” come from?

adagio (Latin) comes from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

adagio (Latin): Alternative form of adagium; dative singular of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of adagium; dative singular of...

Ancestry of “adagio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “adagio”

  • adage
  • adagial
  • adagio
  • adagium
  • adage
  • adagio
  • adage
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