Is there a root word for -scendo?

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There are various words that involve the stem -scendo. For example:

However, there is no root word that I can find. Scendo itself does not seem to be a word. Is there some root word for these combination words?

You left out 'crescendo' and 'decrescendo,' thus offending all musicians :-) — Carl Witthoft, Nov 24 '21 at 12:32

Expedito Bipes · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-23T09:47:35.880

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Rather than scendo, the word you're looking for is scando, for which De Vaan's Etymological Dictionary has the following:

edited Nov 23 '21 at 09:47

answered Nov 23 '21 at 09:35

Expedito Bipes

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