Where does “Serenade” come from?

Serenade (German) comes from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from Italian serenare, from Latin serēnāre, from Latin serēnus — Clear, fair, bright, serene, tranquil.

Serenade (German): serenade love song; instrumental composition

Definitions

  1. serenade love song; instrumental composition

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 →