adagio.
adagio (a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully)
Meaning & usage
adagio (a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully)
adagio (a passage having this mark)
adagio (a male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Italian ad Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēns Vulgar Latin *adiace(m) Old Occitan aizebor. Italian agio univ. Italian adagioubor. Polish adagio Unadapted borrowing from Italian adagio. First attested in 1823.
adagio (describing a passage having this mark)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Italian ad Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēns Vulgar Latin *adiace(m) Old Occitan aizebor. Italian agio univ. Italian adagioubor. Polish adagio Unadapted borrowing from Italian adagio. First attested in 1823.
adagio (played rather slowly)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Italian ad Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēns Vulgar Latin *adiace(m) Old Occitan aizebor. Italian agio univ. Italian adagioubor. Polish adagio Unadapted borrowing from Italian adagio. First attested in 1823.
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