Where does “decrescendo” come from?

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

decrescendo (Italian): gerund of decrescere

Definitions

  1. gerund of decrescere

Ancestry of “decrescendo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandecrescereto decrease, go down, wane or ebb
2Latindecrēscere—

Words derived from “decrescendo”

Every word from Latin decrēscere →Every word from Italian decrescere →