Etymology

serenade

se·re·nade
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Today it means: A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening. Full definition →

French sérénade ← Italian serenata ← Latin serenare
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  1. Latin · derived fromserenare
  2. Italian · derived fromserenata
  3. French · borrowed fromsérénade
  4. English todayserenade

Borrowed from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from the past participle of serenare, from Latin serenare, from serenus (“calm”), of uncertain origin (see there).

Words from the same roots

Italianserenata all →

serenata

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