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Where does “karnawał” come from?

karnawał (Polish) comes from French carnaval, from Italian carnevale, from Latin carnem levāre.

karnawał (Polish): carnival

Definitions

  1. carnival

Ancestry of “karnawał”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchcarnavalThe carnival, last festive occasion before Lent,...
2Italiancarnevalecarnival; festival in the week before Lent
3Latincarnem levāre—

Words derived from “karnawał”

  • karnawałowy
Every word from Latin carnem levāre →