English
arioso
Arioso comes from Italian arioso ‘airy’, from aria ‘air’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘dawn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewsér‘in the direction of dawn, east’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*auhḗr‘morning mist’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀήρ‘air’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEāera
- Italianc. 1300–presentaria‘air’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentarioso‘airy’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewsér‘in the direction of dawn, east’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*auhḗr‘morning mist’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀήρ‘air’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEāera
- Italianc. 1300–presentaria‘air’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentarioso‘airy’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘dawn’
or, east, exhaust, aurora, aureus, aural, aurelia, austral, aurum, oriel, oriole, 58 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér ‘in the direction of dawn, east’
easter, aura, aeroplane, eastward, 15 more
through Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr ‘morning mist’
through Ancient Greek ἀήρ ‘air’
through Latin āera
through Italian aria ‘air’
Today it means
noun A musical style, in opera and oratorio, that is more melodic than recitative, but less so than aria.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / arioso