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
andante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish andar
| 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 | 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 |