English
carnaval
Carnaval comes from Spanish carnaval ‘carnival’, and goes back to Latin carnem levāre ‘to take away/remove meat’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcarnem levāre‘to take away/remove meat’
- Italianc. 1300–presentcarnevale‘carnival’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentcarnaval‘carnival’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcarnem levāre‘to take away/remove meat’
- Italianc. 1300–presentcarnevale‘carnival’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentcarnaval‘carnival’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Italian carnevale ‘carnival’
Today it means
noun One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin carnem levāre / carnaval