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Where does “andar” come from?

andar (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.

andar (Portuguese): to walk; to ride; to take; to travel by; to...

Definitions

  1. to walk; to ride; to take; to travel by; to...

Ancestry of “andar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseandarto walk
2Vulgar Latinand(i)tareto go
3Latinambitarepresent active infinitive of *ambitō;...
4LatinaditoI go to or approach often; second-person singular...
5Latinadeō—
6Interlinguadeo—
7FrenchDieuGod; to God
8Middle FrenchDieu—
9Old FrenchdeüAlternative form of deu
10Latindēbēre—
11Latindē—
12Latinverumtruly; even so; but; yet; however; still
13Latinvēr—
14Latinveror—
15Proto-Italicwezorspring

Words derived from “andar”

  • andaime
  • andadura
  • anda
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