Etymology of the English word tremolo
the English word
tremoloderived from the Italian word
tremoloderived from the Italian word
tremuloderived from the Latin word
tremulus (trembling)
derived from the Latin word
tremere (tremble, shake, shudder at)
Date
The earliest known usage of tremolo in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
tremolo, French
trémolo, German
Tremolo, Norwegian
tremulant, Swedish
tremulandoUsage
Word found in Modern English