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

  1. A love song that is sung directly to one's love...

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

Words derived from “serenade”

Every word from Latin serēnus →Every word from Latin serēnāre →Every word from Italian serenare →