Where does “scorereader” come from?
scorereader (English) comes from English score, from Middle English score, from Old English scoru, from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
scorereader (English): reading software, used to read sheet music (especially for piano) and play it back
Definitions
- reading software, used to read sheet music (especially for piano) and play it back
Ancestry of “scorereader”, step by step
scorereader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English score
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | score | The total number of goals, points, runs, etc.... |
| 2 | Middle English | score | score |
| 3 | Old English | scoru | notch; tally; score |
| 4 | Old Norse | skór | shoe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |