Etymology of the English word tempo
the English word
tempoderived from the Italian word
tempoderived from the Latin word
tempus (time; time, condition, right time; weather)
Date
The earliest known usage of tempo in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
tempo, Dutch
tempus, French
temps, German
Tempo, German
Tempus, Italian
tempo, Latin
tempus, Norwegian
tempo, Norwegian
tempus, Portuguese
tempo, Provençal
temps, Spanish
tiempo, Swedish
tempo, Swedish
tempusUsage
Word found in Modern English
