Etymograph

English

allargando

Allargando comes from Italian allargando ‘gerund of allargare’, and goes back to allargare ‘to broaden’.

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentallargare‘to broaden’
  2. Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentallargando‘gerund of allargare’present participle of allargare
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentallargare‘to broaden’
  2. Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentallargando‘gerund of allargare’present participle of allargare
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

adv Decreasing in tempo; getting slower.

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

Etymograph / Italian allargare / allargando