Where does “burlesc” come from?

burlesc (Catalan) comes from Italian burlesco, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

burlesc (Catalan): burlesque, farcical, parodic

Definitions

  1. burlesque, farcical, parodic

Ancestry of “burlesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianburlescojesting; burlesque
2Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
3Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
4Latin-ensisOf or from
5Latinarvumfield; farm land
6Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
7Latinquelō
8Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-