Where does “fer” come from?

fer (Cornish) comes from Middle English feyre, from Old French foire, from Vulgar Latin feria, from Latin fēriae — a holy day; a festival; a holiday.

fer (Cornish): carnival, fair

Definitions

  1. carnival, fair

Ancestry of “fer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfeyreA fair or market
2Old Frenchfoirecelebration
3Vulgar Latinferiafestival, holy day; holiday; fair
4Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday

Words derived from “fer”

Every word from Latin fēriae →