Where does “festiviteit” come from?

festiviteit (Dutch) comes from Old French festivité, from Latin festivitas, from Latin fēstīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

festiviteit (Dutch): festivity

Definitions

  1. festivity

Ancestry of “festiviteit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfestivité—
2Latinfestivitasfestivity, merriment, joy, mirth; kind demeanour,...
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 →