Where does “serenade” come from?
serenade (German) comes from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from Italian serenare, from Latin serēnāre, from Latin serēnus.
serenade (German): serenade
Ancestry of “serenade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sérénade | serenade; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | serenata | serenade; feminine singular of serenato |
| 3 | Italian | serenare | Synonym of rasserenare; to sleep in the open |
| 4 | Latin | serēnāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | serēnus | — |