Where does “afterfeast” come from?
afterfeast (English) comes from English feast, from Middle English feeste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from Latin fēsta, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.
afterfeast (English): A lesser religious festival that follows another more significant festival
Definitions
- A lesser religious festival that follows another more significant festival
Ancestry of “afterfeast”, step by step
afterfeast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English feast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feast | A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature;... |
| 2 | Middle English | feeste | feast |
| 3 | Old French | feste | party; celebration; feast |
| 4 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | fēsta | party, feast |
| 6 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 7 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |