carnival · noun, verb1
- Italian · derived fromcarnevale
- Middle French · borrowed fromcarnaval
- English todaycarnival
From Middle French carnaval, from Italian carnevale, possibly from the Latin phrase carnem levāmen (“meat dismissal”). Other scholars suggest Latin carnuālia (“meat-based country feast”) or carrus nāvālis (“boat wagon; float”) instead. Doublet of carnaval.
Carnival · proper noun, noun2
See carnival.
Words from the same roots
Italiancarnevale all →
Carnevale
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