Where does “burlesk” come from?

burlesk (German) comes from French burlesque, from Italian burlesco, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.

burlesk (German): burlesque

Definitions

  1. burlesque

Ancestry of “burlesk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchburlesqueburlesque; parodic; parodical; burlesque; parody
2Italianburlescojesting; burlesque
3Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
4Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
5Latin-ensisOf or from
6Latinarvumfield; farm land
7Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
8Latinquelō
9Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-
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