Etymograph

English

affrettando

Affrettando comes from Italian affrettando ‘gerund of affrettare’.

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentaffrettando‘gerund of affrettare’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentaffrettando‘gerund of affrettare’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

adv In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Italian affrettando / affrettando