Where does “convivial” come from?
Convivial comes from French convivial, from Latin convivium meaning a feast or banquet, combining Latin con- (together) with a root from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- (to live or dwell).
convivial (English): Having elements of a feast or of entertainment,...
Definitions
- Having elements of a feast or of entertainment,...
Ancestry of “convivial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | convivial | convivial; user-friendly |
| 2 | Latin | convivalis | convivial |
| 3 | Latin | convīvium | — |
| 4 | Latin | convīvō | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | — |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “convivial”