Does the word "Carnival" have something to do with meat?

Question

Carne? Incarnation? Carnivour? Carnival?

Answer 1

Carnivore
At some carnivals they sell meat, like turkey drumsticks. Maybe that's it

OK, Here is the entry from the online etymology dictionary:
carnival :

1549, "time of merrymaking before Lent," from It. carnevale "Shrove Tuesday," from older It. forms like Milanese *carnelevale, O.Pisan carnelevare "to remove meat," lit. "raising flesh," from L. caro "flesh" + levare "lighten, raise;" folk etymology is from M.L. carne vale " 'flesh, farewell.' " Meaning "a circus or fair" is 1931, N.Amer., as is the short form carny for "one who works at a carnival."

Answer 2

I had a look on Wikipedia and you may have something perhaps there is a connection between carnivour and carnival.

I quote "Inspiration for the carnival lies in the fact that during Lent, traditionally no parties may be held and many foods, such as meat, are forbidden; the forty days of Lent serve to commemorate the Passion of Jesus. It is natural for people to have the desire to hold a large celebration at the last possible opportunity before fasting."

Interesting!

Answer 3

Other sources, however, suggest that the name comes from the Italian carne levare or similar, meaning "to remove meat", since meat is prohibited during Lent.[2] Another theory states that the word comes from the Late Latin expression carne vale, which means "farewell to meat", signifying that those were the last days when one could eat meat before the fasting of Lent.

Answer 4

carnival

SYLLABICATION: car·ni·val
PRONUNCIATION: kärn-vl

NOUN: 1. often Carnival The period of merrymaking and feasting celebrated just before Lent. 2. A traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows. 3. A festival or revel: winter carnival.

ETYMOLOGY: Italian carnevale, from Old Italian carnelevare, Shrovetide : carne, meat (from Latin car, carn-; see sker-1 in Appendix I) + levare, to remove (from Latin levre, to raise; see legwh- in Appendix I).

Answer 5

Thank you, I've learned something new. :)
Yes, it does originally have something to do with meat.

carnival -

[Origin: 1540–50; < It carnevale, OIt carnelevare taking meat away, equiv. to carne flesh (< L carnem, acc. of caro) + levare < L levāre to lift]

Online Etymology Dictionary

carnival

1549, "time of merrymaking before Lent," from It. carnevale "Shrove Tuesday," from older It. forms like Milanese *carnelevale, O.Pisan carnelevare "to remove meat," lit. "raising flesh," from L. caro "flesh" + levare "lighten, raise;" folk etymology is from M.L. carne vale " 'flesh, farewell.' " Meaning "a circus or fair" is 1931, N.Amer., as is the short form carny for "one who works at a carnival."

Answer 6

Got the roots right.
Loosely applied to the abstinence from meat during lent, it has come to mean " farewell to flesh or meat"& earthly pleasures in general.
The pre- lenten Mardi gras & Carnivale's are extravagant
debaucheries to get ones shots in before the somber lenten season starts.

Answer 7

a carnivor is a meat eater as opposed to a herbavor which is a plant eater

Answer 8

Interesting thought I really don't know. try wikipedia