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