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Where does “pianó” come from?

pianó (Irish) comes from Irish cairdín, from English accordion, from German Akkordeon, from German Akkord, from French accord, from French accorder, from Middle French accorder, from Old French acorder — in.

pianó (Irish): piano

Definitions

  1. piano

Ancestry of “pianó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcairdínaccordion
2EnglishaccordionA small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose...
3GermanAkkordeonaccordion
4GermanAkkordchord; piecework
5Frenchaccordchord; agreement; permission, consent
6Frenchaccorderto grant; to link to, to be related to; to make...
7Middle Frenchaccorderto agree
8Old Frenchacorderto concede; to allow; to agree; to come to an...
9Latinconcordare—
10Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
11Latinīn-—
12Latinîn—
13Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
14Proto-Italicenin
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “pianó”

  • mion-mhórphianó
  • mórphianó
  • pianódóir
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