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Where does “carnaval” come from?

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

carnaval (French): The carnival, last festive occasion before Lent,...

Definitions

  1. The carnival, last festive occasion before Lent,...

Ancestry of “carnaval”, step by step

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

Words derived from “carnaval”

  • carnival
  • carnivalesque
  • carnivalistic
  • carnivallike
  • noncarnival
  • carnivalic
  • carnavaleux
  • carnavalier
  • carnavaliser
  • carnavalesque
  • carnaval
Every word from Latin carnem levāre →