Where does “andar” come from?
andar (Spanish) comes 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, from Old French deü — afterwards, post; by, at.
andar (Spanish): to walk, to go; to amble, to travel; to ride
Definitions
- to walk, to go; to amble, to travel; to ride
Ancestry of “andar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | and(i)tare | to go |
| 2 | Latin | ambitare | present active infinitive of *ambitō;... |
| 3 | Latin | adito | I go to or approach often; second-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | adeō | so, thus, so much |
| 5 | Interlingua | deo | a god, deity |
| 6 | French | Dieu | God; to God |
| 7 | Middle French | Dieu | God Christian deity |
| 8 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 9 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |