Etymology of the English word ritardando
the English word
ritardandoderived from the Italian word
ritardandoderived from the Italian word
ritardarederived from the Latin word
retardare (delay, hold up)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
tardare (check, retard; hinder)
derived from the Classical Latin word
tardus (slow, limping; deliberate)
Date
The earliest known usage of ritardando in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
