Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·italian ·1800s
Piano
from pianoforte
- Meaning
- Soft-loud — the instrument with both dynamic ranges, contrasted with harpsichord.
- Source word
- pianoforte
- Route into English
- Cristofori's 1700 invention; the Italian name shortened in English to "piano" by 1800.
- Arrived
- 1800s
English borrows.
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