Where does “Karneval” come from?

Karneval (German) comes from Italian carnevale, from Latin carnem levāre.

Karneval (German): carnival

Definitions

  1. carnival

Ancestry of “Karneval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarnevalecarnival; festival in the week before Lent
2Latincarnem levāre—
Every word from Latin carnem levāre →Every word from Italian carnevale →