Where does “carnaval” come from?

carnaval (English) comes from Spanish carnaval, from Italian carnevale, from Latin carnem levāre.

carnaval (English): One of various large carnivals held before the...

Definitions

  1. One of various large carnivals held before the...

Ancestry of “carnaval”, step by step

carnaval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish carnaval

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarnavalcarnival
2Italiancarnevalecarnival; festival in the week before Lent
3Latincarnem levāre—

via Portuguese carnaval

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecarnavalcarnival
Every word from Latin carnem levāre →Every word from Italian carnevale →Every word from Spanish carnaval →