Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo play the piano. · To move (the fingers) up and down on, similar to the motions of a pianist playing the piano. · To equip with a piano.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nós Proto-Italic *plānos Latin plānus Italian piano Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-? Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- Proto-Italic *forktis Old Latin forctis Latin fortis Italian forte Italian pianofortebor. English pianoforteclip. English piano Clipping of pianoforte, from Italian pianoforte, from piano (“soft”) + forte (“strong”). So named because it could produce a wide range of varied volumes note-by-note, in contrast to older keyboard instruments, notably the harpsichord. Doublet of llano, plain, plane, and plan.
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