The word piano is the Italian word for soft. The instrument the pianoforte (commonly known as the piano) comes from the Italian piano e forte which means soft and loud.
The word "piano" comes from the Italian word "pianoforte," which means "soft-loud" in English. The piano was named this way to describe its ability to produce both soft and loud sounds depending on how the keys are played.
Italian
in 1906
English. It is the full word for piano. (Like telephone is the full word for phone)
Pianos come from Greece
Piano is in fact Spanish as every country agreed to have Spanish as their musical language. Piano is an abbreviation of Pianoforte.
The piano originated in Italy, but quickly became part of music across Europe.
the piano comes from the amazing country russia.
A piano would come in handy...
I am not absolutely certain, but if you are referring to the word "piano" then I believe it is Italian. Most of the words used in the language such as "fortissimo" or "allegretto" are Italian words. Therefore, I believe "piano" is Italian.
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Cockney rhyming slang, direct Joanna = piano (pie-anna)
Latin, pianoforte