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Where does “danza” come from?

danza (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse danza, from Middle Low German danzen, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

Ancestry of “danza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedanza—
2Middle Low Germandanzen—
3Old Frenchdancierto dance
4Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—

Words derived from “danza”

  • dansa
  • dansare
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →