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Where does “burlesquer” come from?

burlesquer (English) comes from English burlesque, from French burlesque, from Italian burlesco, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.

burlesquer (English): A burlesque performer

Definitions

  1. A burlesque performer

Ancestry of “burlesquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishburlesqueParodical; parodic; A derisive art form that...
2Frenchburlesqueburlesque; parodic; parodical; burlesque; parody
3Italianburlescojesting; burlesque
4Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
5Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
6Latin-ensisOf or from
7Latinarvumfield; farm land
8Latincolō—
9Latinquelō—
10Proto-Italickʷelō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →