Italian word accento comes from Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.)

Detailed word origin of accento

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
ad	Latin (lat)	(direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.
accino	Latin (lat)	I sing to.
accentus	Latin (lat)	(figuratively) intensity, violence. (phonology) accent, tone, accentuation. A blast, signal.
accento	Italian (ita)	Accent (way of speaking). Stress (in the pronunciation of a syllable, and the mark above a letter). Tone (of voice).

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