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Where does “carnelevale” come from?

carnelevale (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin levare, from Latin levo, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

Ancestry of “carnelevale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlevarepresent active infinitive of levō; second-person...
2LatinlevoI raise, elevate, lift up; I make light, lighten;...
3Latinlevislight; quick, swift; fickle
4Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “carnelevale”

  • carnival
  • carnivalesque
  • carnaval
  • carnivalistic
  • carnivallike
  • noncarnival
  • carnivalic
  • carnavalesco
  • carnaval
  • carnavalear
  • carnevale
  • carnivale
  • carnavaleux
  • carnavalier
  • carnavaliser
  • carnaval
  • carnavalesque
  • Karneval
  • carnaval
  • carnaval
  • carnaval
  • karnabal
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