Where does “serenade” come from?
Serenade comes from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, derived from Italian serenare meaning to make serene, from Latin serenus meaning clear or bright, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kseros.
serenade (English): A love song that is sung directly to one's love...
Definitions
- A love song that is sung directly to one's love...
Ancestry of “serenade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sérénade | serenade; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | serenata | serenade; feminine singular of serenato |
| 3 | Italian | serenare | Synonym of rasserenare; to sleep in the open |
| 4 | Latin | serēnāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | serēnus | — |
Words derived from “serenade”