Where does “andante” come from?
andante (Spanish) comes from Spanish 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.
andante (Spanish): walking, who roams, who wanders, errant; roamer;...
Definitions
- walking, who roams, who wanders, errant; roamer;...
Ancestry of “andante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | andar | to walk, to go; to amble, to travel; to ride |
| 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 | — |
| 6 | Interlingua | deo | — |
| 7 | French | Dieu | God; to God |
| 8 | Middle French | Dieu | — |
| 9 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 10 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 11 | Latin | dē | — |
| 12 | Latin | verum | truly; even so; but; yet; however; still |
| 13 | Latin | vēr | — |
| 14 | Latin | veror | — |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | wezor | spring |