Where does “burlesque” come from?
Burlesque comes from French burlesque, from Italian burlesco, from Italian burla meaning jest or mockery, with a suffix -iscus of Latin and Proto-Indo-European origin forming diminutive or pejorative adjectives.
burlesque (English): Parodical; parodic; A derisive art form that...
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- Parodical; parodic; A derisive art form that...
Ancestry of “burlesque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | burlesque | burlesque; parodic; parodical; burlesque; parody |
| 2 | Italian | burlesco | jesting; burlesque |
| 3 | Italian | -esco | Forms adjectives that indicate relationship,... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 5 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 6 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 7 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 8 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |