Where does “Eid” come from?

Eid comes from Arabic عِيد, a noun denoting a festival or celebration, particularly religious observances in Islamic tradition.

Eid (English): Any of various Muslim religious festivals

Definitions

  1. Any of various Muslim religious festivals

Ancestry of “Eid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعِيدholiday, carnival; feast, festival; holiday,...
2Arabicمحمدcommendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy;...
3Arabicحَمَّدَto praise, commend, laud; to praise, commend,...
4Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
5Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic حَمَّدَ →