Where does “serenade” come from?

serenade (Dutch) comes from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from Italian serenare, from Latin serēnāre, from Latin serēnus — Clear, fair, bright, serene, tranquil.

serenade (Dutch): serenade

Definitions

  1. serenade

Ancestry of “serenade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsérénadeserenade; first-person singular present...
2Italianserenataserenade; feminine singular of serenato
3ItalianserenareSynonym of rasserenare; to sleep in the open
4Latinserēnāre—
5LatinserēnusClear, fair, bright, serene, tranquil
Every word from Latin serēnus →Every word from Latin serēnāre →Every word from Italian serenare →