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Crescendo etymology

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English word crescendo comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-, Proto-Indo-European *kor

Detailed word origin of crescendo

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*gʰreh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to grow
*kor Proto-Indo-European (ine)
crescendum Latin (lat)
crescendus Latin (lat)
crescendo Italian (it) (figuratively) crescendo. (music) crescendo (gerund of crescere) growing, increasing.
crescendo English (en) To increase in intensity, to reach or head for a crescendo. (figuratively) A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.. (figuratively, nonstandard) The climax of a gradual increase.. (music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left (

Words with the same origin as crescendo

Descendants of *gʰreh₁-

grass green grow herb

Descendants of *kor

crown