Where does “diminuendo” come from?

diminuendo (Finnish) comes from Italian diminuendo, from Latin diminuendus, from Latin diminuo, from Proto-Italic dwizminwō.

diminuendo (Finnish): diminuendo dynamic mark or passage

Definitions

  1. diminuendo dynamic mark or passage

Ancestry of “diminuendo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandiminuendogerund of diminuire; Synonym of minuendo;...
2Latindiminuenduswhich is to be shattered; violated; diminished
3LatindiminuoI break into small pieces; I shatter; I violate,...
4Proto-Italicdwizminwō—
Every word from Proto-Italic dwizminwō →Every word from Latin diminuo →Every word from Latin diminuendus →