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Etymology of the English word carnival
the English word
carnival
derived from the Italian word
carnevale
derived from the Old Italian word
carnelevare
derived from the Medieval Latin word
carnelevamen
Date
The earliest known usage of carnival in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
carny
Cognates
Dutch
carnaval
, French
carnaval
, German
Karneval
, Italian
carnevale
, Lithuanian
karnavalas
, Norwegian
karneval
, Polish
karnawal
, Russian
каpнaвaл
, Swedish
karneval
Usage
Word found in Modern English
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