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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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