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Where does “arpeggiation” come from?

arpeggiation (English) comes from English arpeggiate, from English arpeggio, from Italian arpeggio, from Italian arpeggiare, from Italian -eggiare, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.

arpeggiation (English): The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out...

Definitions

  1. The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out...

Ancestry of “arpeggiation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharpeggiateTo play as an arpeggio; To represent separately...
2EnglisharpeggioThe notes of a chord played individually instead...
3Italianarpeggioarpeggio; first-person singular present...
4Italianarpeggiareto play a harp or similar instrument; to execute...
5Italian-eggiareUsed to form verbs from adjectives or nouns
6Latin-izāre—
7Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
8Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
10Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
13Chichewaiyehe, she
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