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gravicembalo col piano e forte · Italian
noun · Italian
Reading: gra-vee-CHEM-ba-lo col PYA-no e FOR-te
“Harpsichord with soft and loud”; the longer instrument designation.. “Harpsichord with soft and loud”; the longer instrument designation.
No secure word-specific lexical date — Batch 05 inspected the retained lexical evidence for gravicembalo col piano e forte (Italian) and did not find a stronger field-specific witness. A contextual period, object history or institutional date is not substituted for a lexical witness.
Italian reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The entry gives the full Italian designation and explains that it named the instrument’s ability to vary tone. piano — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
The entry dates pianoforte to 1767 and gives it as the source of the shortened instrument noun. piano — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for gravicembalo col piano e forte. Batch 05 reading inspection for gravicembalo col piano e forte
Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for Italian. LanguageTable row ital1282; Name, Latitude, Longitude
pianoforte · Italian
noun · Italian
Reading: pya-no-FOR-te
The instrument later shortened to piano.. The instrument later shortened to piano.
c. 1767 · Italian pianoforte — Reported first-use context; not necessarily the date of coinage or transmission.
Italian reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The entry gives the full Italian designation and explains that it named the instrument’s ability to vary tone. piano — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
The entry dates pianoforte to 1767 and gives it as the source of the shortened instrument noun. piano — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
The entry says English piano comes through French piano from Italian piano/pianoforte. piano — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for pianoforte. Batch 05 reading inspection for pianoforte
Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for Italian. LanguageTable row ital1282; Name, Latitude, Longitude
piano · French
noun · French
Reading: pya-NO
The shortened instrument name.. The shortened instrument name.
No secure word-specific lexical date — Batch 05 inspected the retained lexical evidence for piano (French) and did not find a stronger field-specific witness. A contextual period, object history or institutional date is not substituted for a lexical witness.
French reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The entry dates pianoforte to 1767 and gives it as the source of the shortened instrument noun. piano — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
The entry says English piano comes through French piano from Italian piano/pianoforte. piano — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
English piano is dated to 1803 as the shortened instrument noun. piano — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for piano. Batch 05 reading inspection for piano
Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for French. LanguageTable row stan1290; Name, Latitude, Longitude
piano · English
noun · English
Reading: pee-AN-oh
A keyboard instrument whose strings are struck by hammers.. A keyboard instrument whose strings are struck by hammers.
c. 1803 · English piano instrument — Reported first-use context; not necessarily the date of coinage or transmission.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The entry says English piano comes through French piano from Italian piano/pianoforte. piano — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
English piano is dated to 1803 as the shortened instrument noun. piano — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for piano. Batch 05 reading inspection for piano
Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for English / Britain. LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude