English
allegro ma non troppo
Allegro ma non troppo comes from Italian allegro ‘fast’.
- Italianc. 1300–presentallegro‘fast’
- Englishtodayallegro ma non troppo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Italianc. 1300–presentallegro‘fast’
- Englishtodayallegro ma non troppo
Every English word from Italian allegro
Today it means
noun A tempo mark lively but not too much
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian allegro / allegro ma non troppo