Where does “decrescendo” come from?

decrescendo (English) comes from Italian decrescendo, from Italian decrescere, from Latin decrēscere.

decrescendo (English): An instruction to play gradually more softly; To...

Definitions

  1. An instruction to play gradually more softly; To...

Ancestry of “decrescendo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandecrescendogerund of decrescere
2Italiandecrescereto decrease, go down, wane or ebb
3Latindecrēscere—
Every word from Latin decrēscere →Every word from Italian decrescere →Every word from Italian decrescendo →