Where does “arpeggiate” come from?
arpeggiate (English) comes from English arpeggio, from Italian arpeggio, from Italian arpeggiare, from Italian -eggiare, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
arpeggiate (English): To play as an arpeggio; To represent separately...
Definitions
- To play as an arpeggio; To represent separately...
Ancestry of “arpeggiate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arpeggio | The notes of a chord played individually instead... |
| 2 | Italian | arpeggio | arpeggio; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | arpeggiare | to play a harp or similar instrument; to execute... |
| 4 | Italian | -eggiare | Used to form verbs from adjectives or nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -izāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |