Where does “carnaval” come from?
carnaval (Dutch) comes from Italian carnivale, from Medieval Latin carnelevale, from Latin levare, from Latin levo, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
carnaval (Dutch): The carnival, last festive occasion before Lent,...
Definitions
- The carnival, last festive occasion before Lent,...
Ancestry of “carnaval”, step by step
carnaval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian carnivale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | carnivale | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | carnelevale | — |
| 3 | Latin | levare | present active infinitive of levō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | levo | I raise, elevate, lift up; I make light, lighten;... |
| 5 | Latin | levis | light; quick, swift; fickle |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
via French carnaval
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | carnaval | The carnival, last festive occasion before Lent,... |
| 2 | Italian | carnevale | carnival; festival in the week before Lent |
| 3 | Latin | carnem levāre | — |