Where does “festival” come from?

festival (Catalan) comes from Old French festival, from Latin fēstīvālis, from Latin fēstīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

festival (Catalan): festival

Definitions

  1. festival

Ancestry of “festival”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfestival—
2LatinfēstīvālisOf or pertaining to a festival
3Latinfēstīvuslively, festive, joyous, gay, merry
4Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Latin fēstīvus →
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