Where does “diminuendo” come from?
diminuendo (French) comes from Italian diminuendo, from Latin diminuendus, from Latin diminuo, from Proto-Italic dwizminwō.
diminuendo (French): diminuendo a dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly
Definitions
- diminuendo a dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly
Ancestry of “diminuendo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | diminuendo | gerund of diminuire; Synonym of minuendo;... |
| 2 | Latin | diminuendus | which is to be shattered; violated; diminished |
| 3 | Latin | diminuo | I break into small pieces; I shatter; I violate,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dwizminwō | — |