Where does “carnavalsnaam” come from?
carnavalsnaam (Dutch) comes from Dutch carnaval, 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 — light.
carnavalsnaam (Dutch): a humorous name assigned to numerous towns during the festival of carnival
Definitions
- a humorous name assigned to numerous towns during the festival of carnival
Ancestry of “carnavalsnaam”, step by step
carnavalsnaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch carnaval
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | carnaval | The carnival, last festive occasion before Lent,... |
| 2 | Italian | carnivale | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | carnelevale | — |
| 4 | Latin | levare | present active infinitive of levō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | levo | I raise, elevate, lift up; I make light, lighten;... |
| 6 | Latin | levis | light; quick, swift; fickle |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |