Etymograph

English

scorereader

From score + reader.

A compound of score + reader

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off’

Proto-Germanic *skurō ‘incision’

Old Norse skor ‘a score’

Old English scoru ‘notch’

Middle English score

English score

Proto-West Germanic *rādāri

Old English rēdere ‘a reader’

Middle English reder

English reader

Today it means

noun Musical notation reading software, used to read sheet music (especially for piano) and play it back.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “scorereader”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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