Where does “andante” come from?
andante (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese andar, from Vulgar Latin and(i)tare, from Latin ambitare, from Latin adito, from Latin adeō, from Interlingua deo, from French Dieu, from Middle French Dieu — spring.
Ancestry of “andante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | andar | to walk |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | and(i)tare | to go |
| 3 | Latin | ambitare | present active infinitive of *ambitō;... |
| 4 | Latin | adito | I go to or approach often; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | adeō | so, thus, so much |
| 6 | Interlingua | deo | a god, deity |
| 7 | French | Dieu | God; to God |
| 8 | Middle French | Dieu | God Christian deity |
| 9 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 10 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 11 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 12 | Latin | verum | truly; even so; but; yet; however; still |
| 13 | Latin | vēr | spring |
| 14 | Latin | veror | — |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | wezor | spring |